A family pilgrimage, following former president Nelson Mandela’s journey, has taken a poignant turn at Robben Island.
The ANC has drawn on the power of Nelson Mandela’s name to attract voters into the Tlokwe by-elections driven away by party infighting.
Before we were enamoured of Mandela as a global brand, he was an African leader faced with decisions as tough as those that faced other African icons.
Hawkers, mamas, mourners and pilgrims have sparked a brisk trade outside his Houghton house.
The gap between rich and poor is growing — yet more people are becoming better off.
A film about the life of former president Nelson Mandela titled "Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom" has received three Golden Globe nominations.
Thousands of South Africans lined the streets of Pretoria to get a chance to pay their final respects to Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings.
Claims that Nelson Mandela was a communist party member should be clarified to re-affirm that he didn’t lie to South Africans, writes Floyd Shivambu.
EFF leader Julius Malema went to the Union Buildings to view the body of Nelson Mandela lying in state.
The department for people with disabilities says using an interpreter at the Nelson Mandela memorial not fully skilled in sign language was a mistake.
Many mourners have shared beautiful images while queuing for hours to view the remains of Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings. Let’s take a look.
Government has applauded social media activity denouncing the circulation of pictures showing Nelson Mandela lying in state at the Union Buildings.
Suspended Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has arrived at the Fountains Valley park-and-ride facility in Pretoria for a second day.
Thousands of people have joined the lines to view former president Nelson Mandela’s body as it lies in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
Thamsanqa Jantjies, the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s FNB Stadium memorial, has revealed that he suffers from schizophrenia.
But does the worldwide acclaim he is accorded signify victory – or does it mark Mandela’s defeat?
Joshua Nkomo’s legacy has been erased from history, while the Mandela legend has taken root.
Portraits of Nelson Mandela over the years — from the reverential to the interpretive — have firmly entrenched his status in popular culture.
Following outrage from the deaf community about a possible fake deaf signer at Nelson Mandela’s memorial, the government has come to his defence.
It was more than the rain in the Free State that turned the far right’s prophecy of a "Night of the Long Knives" when Madiba dies into a damp squib.
Former president Thabo Mbeki is not perturbed by the heckling of Jacob Zuma but has called for leaders to be more selfless.
Like many South Africans, seeing Nelson Mandela lying in state has given Nthabiseng Manyako, the daughter of a regional ANC leader, closure.
Nelson Mandela has been claimed to be everything from a communist to a liberal but his relationship with religion was always significant, if muted.
Following the expulsion of Bantu Holomisa from the ANC, the UDM leader says his relationship with Nelson Mandela grew stronger.
Not always the secular saint, Nelson Mandela’s decisions showed a streak of autocratic decision-making that belies the image of the true democrat.
In these times of widespread violence perpetrated by men, we may learn from Mandela’s model of masculinity the type of man he represented.
My first meeting with Nelson Mandela was inauspicious, perhaps even undignified, writes the former president of the Azanian People’s Organisation.
Without introspection on former president Nelson Mandela’s values, his recent death will merely serve to paper over the cracks.
For the black youngsters of the 1990s, it was Madiba’s role as the head of MK that gave him the respect he needed to bring peaceful reconciliation.
Chris Roper examines the myths and lies created by former president Nelson Mandela.
A dubious deaf signer was yet another embarrassment for SA at Mandela’s memorial. But, at least we can laugh about it now, lest we cry.
Thabo Mbeki says the people who were part of Nelson Mandela’s vision of reconciliation will not allow racial tension to take over the country.