President Jacob Zuma on Monday morning confirmed to journalists and editors that former president Nelson Mandela remains in a critical condition.
The M&G Newsroom radio show between 1pm and 2pm will take a look at the news that is on everyone’s lips: Nelson Mandela’s fast deteriorating health.
The notion that SA will dissolve into race riots at the news of Nelson Mandela’s death is so unlikely as to be ridiculous, writes Verashni Pillay.
Former president Nelson Mandela’s condition is now critical, the presidency has confirmed.
Numerous relatives of former president Nelson Mandela visited the Pretoria hospital on Saturday where the struggle icon was spending his 15th day.
The military ambulance that transported Nelson Mandela to hospital two weeks ago broke down due to "engine problems", says the presidency.
CBS has reported that Nelson Mandela has been "unresponsive and has not opened his eyes for days", despite government reports that he is recovering.
Ndaba Mandela has thanked people around the world for sending well-wishes to Madiba who, he says, is expected to be discharged soon.
Every time Nelson Mandela is admitted to hospital his state of health makes headlines around the world, and well-wishers arrive from far and wide.
After communication from Graça Machel and Nelson Mandela’s children, the focus seems to have shifted to his discharge from hospital this week.
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.
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.
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.
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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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Pretoria locals have tasted fame since Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital. But countless interviews later, the media’s hunger gets to them.
Nelson Mandela will loom large in general election campaigns over the coming months, when parties fall for the temptation for an easy boost.
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.