Don’t let Mandela’s dream fade away like a home-made lolly

There were many moments to shed a tear during the 10-day mourning period for that titanic leader Nelson Mandela. For some, the moment came with the announcement itself; for others, it was the solemn tone of his lying in state at the Union Buildings that provided the moment.

Kathrada's praise of Madiba damns Zuma

It was a very powerful moment when Nelson Mandela's fellow prisoner of 26 years

To come back from Qunu

I do not have a background in the struggle. Unlike the many people who over the past week

Boos of a disenchanted black middle class

BEFORE we go any further, let us be clear about the booing of Jacob Zuma.

Living out our differences-Reflections on Mandela

In a wide-ranging interview before his death a year ago, Jakes Gerwel-academic, vice-chancellor and chief aide to Nelson Mandela

Small towns cherish Madiba’s glow

Not everyone could go to Houghton, Soweto or Pretoria, or to the official events to pay their

Meeting Tata unforgettable night for many in 1995

Journalists hear many fantastic talks and inspiring speakers but it is rare to be in the presence of greatness.

The youth can take a leaf out of the book of a man in touch with his masculinity

The youth can take a leaf out of the book of a man in touch with his masculinity

Confessions of a closet Christian

By all accounts, Mandela was a staunch believer but was aware of how divisive religion can be.

Cape Town’s Mandela Memorial: The tribute Madiba deserved

With Johannesburg’s official memorial for Mandela at FNB Stadium marred by issues ranging

Nelson Mandela family statement

Today the mortal remains of our father and leader of our people, Nelson Mandela, lie in state at the Union Buildings, Pretoria.

Nelson Mandela Visiting Professor bids farewell to Madiba

I, along with millions, perhaps even billions, lit a candle on the 5th of December 2013

FACT SHEET STATE FUNERAL

A State Funeral is a public funeral ceremony with full military ceremonial honours reserved for all Presidents of South Africa.

Will Mandela's legacy be an ANC election boon?

Nelson Mandela died on a day when SA politics was in its usual ugly, fractured state. Will Madiba's memory help or harm the ANC, asks Verashni Pillay.

Mandela confronted HIV in the end – but today, treatment problems remain

The International Conference on Aids and Sexually Transmitted Infections (ICASA), which kicked off in Cape Town on Monday, is one of many important events which will not receive the media attention it would have warranted at any other time due to the mourning for Nelson Mandela.

SA forgotten at Mandela's memorial

On Tuesday, the people in FNB Stadium did not get to say goodbye to Nelson Mandela.

Myths deny Mandela’s belief in the limits of leadership

THE greatest irony of most Nelson Mandela eulogies is that they make him what he did not want

Born free mindset drove Mandela struggle legacy

I WAS not born with a hunger to be free. Nelson Mandela writes in his autobiography.

Madiba shines bright amid gloom

His ethical choices transcended those of his oppressors.

Madiba, the man who launched and inspired me

"MADIBA has big hands. You can see they've been through a lot, but at the same time they're

Bigotry no match for noble purpose

MANDELA'S cell. I stood among a crowd of tourists from abroad and stared into his past

STATE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE LATE FORMER PRESIDENT

Memorial Programme

Mandela: Parliament gives a fitting goodbye

If only Parliament could be more like it was on Monday, every week: alive with members of the

Mandela on trial: the ethical core

When Mandela was captured in 1962 the police did not know that he had been overseas for

Meeting my grandfather in Pollsmoor jail

Mandla Mandela tells Zine George about a confusing first encounter that led to a deep relationship Mandla Mandela was 12 years old when he met his grandfather for the first time.

A legacy carried forward

The men in robes and animal skins bore simple wooden staffs as they stepped jovially down the paths in Mvezo.

Nelson Mandela: The Crossing

[D]eath is always close by, and what's important is not to know if you can avoid it, but to know that you have done the most possible to realize your ideas. - Frantz Fanon, 1961.

Cape Town: City where Mandela was imprisoned mourns

Nelson Mandela, as many have pointed out, had a complicated relationship with Cape Town.

Former President Nelson Mandela fact sheet

Struggle years

Obituary: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 18 July 1918 - 5 December 2013

It is with deep sadness that the Government has learnt of the passing of the father of South

Don't betray Mandela's legacy, warns Mbeki

Former president Thabo Mbeki spoke firmly on Sunday evening about the importance of strong

Deep Impact: Mandela’s death and SA politics

The death of Nelson Mandela has put our everyday concerns to one side.

Madiba: South Africa’s loss is the world’s loss too

It didn’t take long for the tributes to start pouring in, from all corners of the globe and from every

Universities worldwide pay tribute to Nelson Mandela

Following his death at the age of 95 last Thursday, tributes from universities around the world

Rhodes honours Mandela's legacy

DOZENS of people gathered on Rhodes University's Drostdy lawns in Grahamstown yesterday (Friday, 6 December) to sing and celebrate the life of Nelson Mandela.

My Mandela: Hamba Kahle Tatomkhulu Madiba

Rarely in history do we see the grief that we see for Tatomkhulu Rolihlahla Nelson Dalibhunga Mandela.

Mandela will live on – Zelda

Johannesburg - Heroes never die, former president Nelson Mandela's personal assistant Zelda la Grange said on Friday.

Tribute to Tatomkhulu Nelson Mandela

The most glowing tributes are often paid to people after they have died – when, sadly, they

Rhodes University mourns the Passing of Tatomkhulu Mandela

Rhodes University mourns and lowers its flag on the passing of Tatomkhulu Rolihlahla Nelson

Rhodes honours Nelson Mandela

Rhodes University Graduation ceremony 2002: Award of the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa to Nelson Mandela

Hamba kahle Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Rhodes University mourns and lowers its flag on the passing of Tatomkhulu Rolihlahla Nelson Dalibhunga Mandela.

Nelson Mandela dies

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the father of the nation, has died on December 5 2013 at the age of 95.

Tata Mandela, how do we say goodbye?

As word began to spread that Madiba had died, South Africa prepared to mourn.

State protocol sets out Mandela funeral procedures

Former president Nelson Mandela, who died in Johannesburg on Thursday at the age of 95, will receive a state funeral, expected to take place in his home village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape.

Nelson Mandela: an obituary

NELSON Mandela’s life stands as a warning to tyrants everywhere, with this message: underestimate at your peril the determination of one good man to take on and triumph over an unjust system.

‘South Africa has lost a hero’

Johannesburg - People who had gathered outside former president Nelson Mandela's house in Houghton, Johannesburg, formed a big circle and prayed for the late struggle icon on Friday morning. A man who had been leading them in song asked them to bow their heads and pray.

Kathrada pays tribute to Mandela

Anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada paid tribute on Friday to former president Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday night.

Bizos: his legacy will live on

Former president Nelson Mandela will be missed but his legacy will live on, family friend George Bizos said on Friday.“None of us are immortal, but he was a great friend,” he said in an interview with eNCA.

ANC on Mandela’s death: ‘The large African baobab has fallen’

"OUR nation has lost a colossus, an epitome of humility, equality, justice, peace and the hope of millions; here and abroad."

Tutu: Thank you for sharing uTata with us

Johannesburg -Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu extended his thanks to the Mandela family on Thursday for sharing former president Nelson Mandela with South Africa and the world.