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Nelson Mandela remains in a critical but stable condition
Tuesday 09 July 2013
Nelson Mandela remains in a critical but stable condition as he enters his second month in hospital.
Nelson Mandela’s three children reburied in home town Qunu
Thursday 04 July 2013
The remains of Nelson Mandela’s three deceased children have been reburied at their original resting site, a day after a court ordered their return two years after Mr Mandela’s grandson exhumed the bodies.
South Africa prepares to say farewell to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, who remains in 'stable but critical' condition in Pretoria hospital
Thursday 27 June 2013
Ndileka Mandela says former president's condition is still critical but has not worsened, while daughter Makaziwe says he is responding to touch
Friend denies reports of family row over Nelson Mandela funeral arrangements
Wednesday 26 June 2013
A friend of the Mandelas has denied reports of family row over funeral arrangements for the ailing 94-year-old who is in a critical condition at a Pretoria hospital. South African media reported a rift had emerged over where Nelson Mandela should be buried, with his grandson Mandla wanting him interred in the village of Mvezo, where the anti-apartheid leader was born, while others supported Qunu, where he grew up.
Nelson Mandela: South Africa's president Jacob Zuma says Barack Obama will still meet 'Madiba'
Tuesday 25 June 2013
Meanwhile, South African officials have confirmed that
Indyplus update: Nelson Mandela is 'at peace with himself', says daughter as he remains in 'critical condition'
Monday 24 June 2013
South African president Jacob Zuma asks the country to pray for 'the father of democracy'
Nelson Mandela's ambulance broke down on way to hospital
Sunday 23 June 2013
The ambulance that was supposed to rush Nelson Mandela to hospital two weeks ago broke down en route, forcing staff to transfer the ailing former president to another vehicle. South African officials confirmed yesterday that the ambulance he was travelling in suffered from "engine trouble".
Pray for Nelson Mandela, President Jacob Zuma tells South Africans
Monday 10 June 2013
Nelson Mandela remains in hospital with a lung infection.
Nelson Mandela in hospital: South Africa holds its breath once more as co-defendant calls for nation to 'release' its hero
Sunday 09 June 2013
The former president’s co-defendant in trial said there was a possibility he would not be well again
Nelson Mandela breathing unaided but remains in 'serious, stable' condition in hospital with lung infection
Sunday 09 June 2013
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is breathing unaided but remains in a “serious but stable” condition after being taken to a hospital to be treated for a recurring lung infection.
Happy Sindane murder: Man who claimed he was kept as white child slave in black township in South Africa is found 'stoned to death'
Tuesday 02 April 2013
The 28-year-old had made international headlines in 2003, when he claimed to have been abducted from white parents and kept as a slave in a black township near Pretoria
Oscar Pistorius free to compete in Moscow after bail conditions are changed to allow foreign travel
Thursday 28 March 2013
Relaxation of bail terms means runner accused of murder could participate in summer championships
Appeal over Oscar Pistorius bail conditions may lead to athlete competing abroad ahead of trial
Thursday 28 March 2013
Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius are appealing against some of the Olympic athlete's bail restrictions in a court in the South African capital today.
Oscar Pistorius 'twice called to interrupt innocent meeting between Reeva Steenkamp and her former long-term boyfriend in the days before her death'
Monday 11 March 2013
News comes after Pistorius' close friend revealed the Olympian is 'on the verge of suicide'
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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