Members of the Mandela family have for the first time gathered well-wishes from outside the Pretoria hospital where Nelson Mandela is being treated.
Former president Nelson Mandela’s wife Graça Machel has thanked SA for the outpouring of "love and generosity" during Madiba’s stay in hospital.
An investigation has been opened after two church groups were turned away and some members temporarily arrested at Nelson Mandela’s home in Qunu.
President Jacob Zuma says Nelson Mandela continues to recover in hospital from a lung infection but remains in a serious condition.
Long before Nelson Mandela’s ill health, Kekana Mangqwambi would drop in on his famous neighbour and rib the revered icon about his love life.
Nelson Mandela is recovering well from a lung infection which has kept him in a serious condition in hospital for a week, says his grandson.
It was quiet outside a Pretoria hospital where former president Nelson Mandela spent another day receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection.
Prayer services were conducted for Nelson Mandela outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria, as Madiba went into the seventh day of his stay.
Madiba’s prison past may have played a role in his recurrent lung infections.
The public figure of Nelson Mandela has returned to Johannesburg in Marco Cianfanelli’s newly unveiled sculpture, Shadow Boxing.
There was no news from Parliament on the health of Nelson Mandela on Thursday, although Jacob Zuma mentioned him several times in a 46-minute speech.
Former president Nelson Mandela’s influence transformed the village, which, in turn, has cast its brightest son in a biblical light.
Bantu Holomisa has warned the ANC against making insensitive statements about the medical condition of former president Nelson Mandela.
Healing has taken on a different connotation at Regina Mundi, where the bulk of the Soweto congregation seems prepared to let go of beloved Madiba.
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VIDEO: Nelson Mandela has been in hospital for six days with a lung infection. South Africans voice their hopes and concerns on Madiba’s health.
As former president Nelson Mandela’s family arrives at the Pretoria hospital, Cabinet says it is pleased that he is responding well to treatment.
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Nelson Mandela will loom large in general election campaigns over the coming months, when parties fall for the temptation for an easy boost.
Pretoria locals have tasted fame since Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital. But countless interviews later, the media’s hunger gets to them.
As South Africans watch and wait for news on Nelson Mandela’s health, the country’s response speaks volumes about the struggle icon’s lasting legacy.
Business is booming in Vilakazi Street, Soweto, as Nelson Mandela’s former neighbours talk about "the saviour of the people" and a superhero.
In Nelson Mandela’s home town of Qunu, residents are hopeful Madiba will recover. In the meantime it is business as usual, writes Kwanele Sosibo.
Nelson Mandela is responding better to treatment and his condition is better compared to the last few days, Jacob Zuma has told the National Assembly.
President Jacob Zuma announced in the National Assembly that former president Nelson Mandela is responding to hospital treatment.
President Jacob Zuma has reiterated that Nelson Mandela is in a stable condition and wished the anti-apartheid icon a speedy recovery.
A statement from the presidency says Nelson Mandela is still in a serious but stable condition and denied Jacob Zuma would be visiting him on Tuesday.
Security at the hospital where Nelson Mandela was believed to be has tightened as speculation over President Jacob Zuma’s hospital visit circulated.
Former president Nelson Mandela is receiving intensive care at a Pretoria hospital, presidency spokesperson Mac Maharaj says.
Former president Nelson Mandela’s family has denied barring government officials from visiting him in hospital, says the ANC.
Former president Nelson Mandela’s condition remained "unchanged", the presidency has said over 48 hours after its announcement about Madiba’s health.
Despite the cold, numerous reporters and photographers were monitoring the entrances of a hospital where Nelson Mandela was believed to be admitted.