JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela‘s daughters are suing him for the rights to his artworks and control of his millions, The Star reported on Monday. According to the newspaper, Zenani and Makaziwe Mandela intend fighting an April 2004 Johannesburg High Court order that gave Nelson Mandela the right to instruct Ismail Ayob, his then-lawyer, to stop [...]
Media Focus On Ailing Nelson Mandela is Not ‘African Way’
May 11, 2013 | Posted by
It’s almost impossible these days to switch on South African radio or television, or read a local newspaper, website or tweet, and not hear Nelson Mandela’s name mentioned. Friday marked the 19th anniversary of Mandela’s inauguration as South Africa’s first democratically elected — and first black — president, four years after he was released from [...]
Nelson Mandela’s Brand Sparks Bitter Feud
May 3, 2013 | Posted by
Nelson Mandela is a global brand — his name adorns clothes, books and even a range of wines. But it’s a brand that has already sparked a bitter feud, between Mandela’s daughters and his lifelong lawyer and friend, George Bizos.
ANC Criticized Over Video of Ailing Nelson Mandela
May 2, 2013 | Posted by
Footage of Nelson Mandela looking frail and unsmiling while surrounded by laughing politicians has provoked accusations that he is being exploited by the South African government. The first video of the former president in nearly nine months shows him in an armchair, his head propped up by a pillow, his legs on a footrest. His [...]
South Africa’s President Zuma Visits Recovering Nelson Mandela
April 30, 2013 | Posted by
Nelson Mandela hosted South African President Jacob Zuma at his Johannesburg home on Monday. Mandela looks understandably fragile just three weeks after his release from hospital, despite Zuma’s remark that the 94-year-old was “in good shape.”
South Africans Thankful Mandela Discharged From Hospital
April 8, 2013 | Posted by
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is recuperating at his home in Johannesburg. He was discharged from hospital on Saturday after he was treated for a lung infection. But as Mike Hanna of Al Jazeera reports from Soweto, some South Africans are still worried about the health of the man they call, the father of [...]
Nelson Mandela Discharged From South Africa Hospital
April 6, 2013 | Posted by
Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital after treatment for pneumonia, South Africa’s government has said. It said there had been “a sustained and gradual improvement in his condition”. The 94-year-old was admitted on March 27 for a recurring lung infection and had fluid drained at the undisclosed hospital. Mandela served as South Africa’s first [...]
South Africa Denies Reports Mandela Still Having Problems with Lungs
April 3, 2013 | Posted by
The medical condition of South African icon Nelson Mandela continues to worry the world, and sources report that he continues to experience a problem with fluid buildup in his lungs. Mandela is being treated for pneumonia with oral medication, and the South African government denies the NBC News report. The 94-year-old was admitted to the hospital late [...]
South Africans Fear Mandela’s Death Would Bring Violence
March 31, 2013 | Posted by
South Africa is holding its collective breath in fear of uprisings and riots that could follow the death of political icon Nelson Mandela, who is 94 and struggling with health issues. The Nobel Peace Prize-winner is in his fifth day of another hospital visit for a lung infection. Ernst Roets, deputy executive chief of South [...]
Nelson Mandela Responding Positively to Treatment of Lung Infection
March 29, 2013 | Posted by
South Africa remains anxious over the health of former President Nelson Mandela, who has “responded positively” to treatment for a lung infection during his third hospital visit in the last four months. The civil rights icon spent almost three weeks in hospital in December. Though an overnight checkup went well earlier this month, he has [...]
