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Mandela's wife thanks world for 'love, generosity'

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:34:38 -0400

JOHANNESBURG - In tweets, songs, telephone calls, cards and more, messages of love have come from across South Africa and the world for 94-year-old Nelson Mandela, giving the family comfort and hope as he remains hospitalized in serious condition with a lung infection, his wife said Monday.

In South Africa, talk of Mandela's mortality

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:06:01 -0400

JOHANNESBURG - The desk is spotless and books neatly line the shelves in Nelson Mandela's office at a Johannesburg-based foundation that carries his name, but the former South African president and anti-apartheid leader hasn't worked there for years.

Obama wishes 'speedy recovery' for ailing Mandela

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:52:04 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is wishing for a "speedy recovery" for ailing former South African President Nelson Mandela.

Els ready to get major win in 2nd straight year

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:03:21 -0400

ARDMORE, Pennsylvania - Give it up, Ernie.

SAfrica: Mandela daughter talks about her father

Tue, 28 May 2013 11:25:41 -0400

JOHANNESBURG - Nelson Mandela, in the twilight of life, doesn't talk much anymore, his eldest daughter says. But the former South African president, who wrote of his regret at being unable to devote himself to his family during the fight against apartheid and afterward, reaches out in another way.

'Zulu,' violent portrait of S. Africa, ends Cannes

Sun, 26 May 2013 13:16:30 -0400

CANNES, France - Academy award-winner Forest Whitaker turns in a solid performance as a cop searching for the murderer of a white teenager in the movie "Zulu," a violent and often shocking portrayal of South African gang culture where traces of apartheid still linger.

In Ethiopia, African Union celebrates 50 years

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:37:16 -0400

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The African Union on Saturday marked 50 years since the founding of a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters and which now is trying to stay relevant on a continent regularly troubled by conflict.

South Africa: Winnie Mandela forced auction flops

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:38:13 -0400

JOHANNESBURG - There were no bidders and no locksmiths willing to force entry for a scheduled auction Tuesday to sell artworks and other belongings of Nelson Mandela's ex-wife.

South Africa: Mandela name pulled into politics

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:41:44 -0400

JOHANNESBURG - Nelson Mandela, old and frail, lives in seclusion in his Johannesburg home. Beyond the high walls of the house, the fighting over his image and what he stood for has already begun.