Former president Nelson Mandela will now receive home-based high care treatment at his Houghton home, following a hospital stay of just over two weeks. The 94-year-old was discharged from a medical facility in Pretoria on Wednesday evening. He was admitted to hospital on 8 December for a recurring lung infection; he also underwent a procedure [...]
Nelson Mandela Released from Hospital
December 27, 2012 | Posted by
The world breathed a sigh of relief yesterday when world icon Nelson Mandela was released from the hospital, having recovered enough from the lung infection and gallstone surgery to move to his residence in Johannesburg, after spending 18 days in the hospital. Mandela will now be receiving “home-based high care” in Houghton, a Johannesburg neighborhood [...]
S.Africa To Replace Iranian Oil with Nigerian Amidst Western Pressure
May 23, 2012 | Posted by
South Africa is looking to source more oil from Nigeria, its deputy president said o n Wednesday, suggesting Pretoria is moving to cut crude imports from Iran to avoid looming U.S. sanctions. Africa’s biggest economy imports a quarter of its crude from Iran, but has come under Western pressure to cut the shipments as part [...]
