Following outrage from the deaf community about a possible fake deaf signer at Nelson Mandela’s memorial, the government has come to his defence.
Former president Thabo Mbeki is not perturbed by the heckling of Jacob Zuma but has called for leaders to be more selfless.
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.
Nelson Mandela has been claimed to be everything from a communist to a liberal but his relationship with religion was always significant, if muted.
Like many South Africans, seeing Nelson Mandela lying in state has given Nthabiseng Manyako, the daughter of a regional ANC leader, closure.
Not always the secular saint, Nelson Mandela’s decisions showed a streak of autocratic decision-making that belies the image of the true democrat.
Following the expulsion of Bantu Holomisa from the ANC, the UDM leader says his relationship with Nelson Mandela grew stronger.
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.
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.
Without introspection on former president Nelson Mandela’s values, his recent death will merely serve to paper over the cracks.
Chris Roper examines the myths and lies created by former president Nelson Mandela.
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.
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.
Artists Annie Lennox, Johnny Clegg and many others entertained crowds at Nelson Mandela’s commemoration event at the Cape Town stadium.
A number of journalists have been pushed out of Qunu, in the Eastern Cape, due to tightening access control ahead of Nelson Mandela’s funeral.
Nelson Mandela’s family, foreign dignatories and mourners paused at his open casket as he lay in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
President Jacob Zuma has told diplomats that Nelson Mandela had "a capacity to persuade" during negotiations with former president FW de Klerk.
The US mission to SA says a fascination with a group "selfie" featuring Barack Obama should not be allowed to distract from honouring Nelson Mandela.
Burglars broke into the Cape Town home of peace icon Desmond Tutu while he was away speaking at Nelson Mandela’s memorial, says an aide.
Sources from the SABC say they were instructed to cut away during a live broadcast, when Jacob Zuma was being booed during Nelson Mandela’s memorial.
The Mandela family and government representatives have viewed the body of former president Nelson Mandela, currently lying in state in Pretoria.
It was a small gesture: a handshake between Barack Obama and Raul Castro. It’s just what Nelson Mandela would have wanted, but does it amount to more?
A concert has been planned at the State Theatre in honour of Madiba as mourners flock to the Pretoria city centre to pay their last respects.
Reports questioning the validity of the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service has sparked outrage in the deaf community.
The public has gathered in Pretoria to catch a glimpse of the body of former president Nelson Mandela, as it lays in state at the Union Buildings.
South Africans have been forgotten in government’s quest to give the world a memorial for Nelson Mandela that was meant to impress internationals.
Members of the public have been invited to form a guard of honour for Madiba when his body is transported to lay in state at the Union Buildings.
On the final instalment of M&G Newsroom for 2013, Mandela family spokesperson General Themba Matanzima tells us about Madiba the family man.