Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - With South Africa in the moment of its deepest sorrow following the death of its first black President Nelson Mandela Thursday, all the country's flags are to fly at half-mast till after his funeral. Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has eulogised former South African President Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday at the age of 95, saying his "indefatigable spirit will continue to inspire present and future generations of Africans". Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Never in the history of South Africa – or any other country for that matter – has one individual played such a pivotal role in uniting a deeply divided society. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday expressed his profound sadness at the passing of Nelson Mandela, extolling the life of the late human rights lawyer, prisoner of conscience, international peacemaker and first democratically-elected President of post-apartheid South Africa as an inspiration for all.Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African President and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela is dead. Full text...

Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Nelson Mandela is dead, South Africa's president Jacob Zuma announced on Thursday. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma Monday visited former President Nelson Mandela at his home in Houghton, where he has continued to recover since he was discharged from a three-month stay in hospital last Sept., the South African presidency has announced. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Messages of goodwill continue to pour in for global icon Nelson Mandela following his release from a Pretoria hospital on Sunday after almost three months of admission. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital Sunday morning, even though his condition remains ''critical and is at times unstable'', the South African presidency announced. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Office of the Presidency of South Africa on Saturday denied media reports that global icon Nelson Mandela had returned home. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The health of former South Africa's President Nelson Mandela remains critical but stable, as doctors continue to work hard to "effect a turnaround and a further improvement in his health", the presidency said in a statement on Saturday.Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The doctors treating former South African President Nelson Mandela has said he is making a ''slow but steady'' improvement in his health. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela's health condition has continued to improve, even though he remains in a ''critical but stable'' condition in hospital in Pretoria, the presidency said Tuesday. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Almost all Nigerian newspapers devoted their front pages to the ailing former South African president, Nelson Mandela, who celebrated his 95th birthday Thursday. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Thursday joined the rest of the world in wishing former South African President Nelson Mandela ''a happy and healthy'' 95th birthday,which coincides with the annual commemoration of the Nelson Mandela International Day. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN was Thursday marking the Nelson Mandela International Day, in celebration of the South African icon's 95th birthday and in honour of his dedication to public service, social justice and reconciliation, inspiring millions around the world. Full text...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Barack Obama has extended his ''warmest wishes and prayers'' to former South African President Nelson Mandela, who turned 95 Thursday as the world also marks the Nelson Mandela International Day. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - President Sepp Blatter of world soccer's governing body, FIFA, has written to former South African President Nelson Mandela to wish him a happy 95th birthday and offer praise for the “inspirational example” he continues to set. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Millions of South Africans are saluting the father of their nation, global giant Nelson Mendela, who marks his 95th birthday on Thursday (18 July) in a critical but stable condition at a Pretoria hospital. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As the world marks the 2013 Nelson Mandela International Day Thursday (18 July), South African President Jacob Zuma has said the thoughts of all his compatriots are focused on the ''rich legacy he has given us as South Africans and the world''. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Ernie Els, defending British Open golf champion who will attempt to retain his trophy when the tournament starts at Muirfield, Scotland, on Thursday, has paid a glowing tribute to global icon Nelson Mendela who celebrates his 95th birthday on Thursday. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is preparing for the biggest birthday celebrations in its history, as ailing global icon Nelson Mandela, who has been fighting for his life at a Pretoria hospital, turns 95 Thursday. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The South African presidency Thursday maintained that former President Nelson Mandela remained in ''critical but stable condition'' as he continues to respond to treatment. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - There is a glimmer of hope for critically-ill former South African President Nelson Mandela, after the country's presidency said on Wednesday that he is responding to treatment at the hospital, where he has been on admission since 8 June for a recurring lung infection. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela remains in ''critical but stable'' condition Tuesday, more than one month after he was taken to a Pretoria hospital for a recurring lung infection, the country's presidency said. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Jacob Zuma Thursday visited ailing former President Nelson Mandela at a Pretoria hospital, and thereafter said he (Mandela) continues to receive the best medical care even though he remains in critic but stable condition. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A South African court Wednesday ordered Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla, to return the remains of three of the elder statesman’s children to his childhood home of Qunu for reburial. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela remains in 'critical but stable' condition at the Pretoria hospital where he was admitted on 8 June for a recurring lung infection, the country's presidency said in its latest update. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The crowd of well-wishers outside former President Nelson Mandela’s Pretoria hospital continues to grow as the global statesman remains in ''critical but stable condition''. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama on Thursday prayed for former South African President Nelson Mandela "in this critical stage of his life", as the world icon fights for his life, Information Minister Mahama Ayariga has said. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has urged South Africans to desist from ''unhelpful and hurtful rumours'' about the health of former President Nelson Mandela, who is lying critically ill at a Pretoria hospital. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Presidency said on Thursday that the health of former President Nelson Mandela has improved, though it remains ''critical but stable''. Full text...

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Education Minister, Vasant Bunwaree, has called on students across the country to pray for the ailing former South African President, Nelson Mandela, whom he referred to as a living legend. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma on Monday urged all South Africans to pray for Nelson Mandela, the ailing world statesman who is now in a critical condition at a Pretoria hospital. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The news of Mandela's health deterioration, announced by the South African presidency on Sunday evening, received a massive play in the Nigerian media on Monday. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The South African presidency announced on Sunday that the health condition of former President Nelson Mandela, 94, has deteriorated from "serious but stable" to "critical". Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African President and global icon Nelson Mandela, who has been receiving treatment for a lung infection at a Pretoria hospital, is now in critical condition, the country's presidency announced on Sunday. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African President and global icon Nelson Mandela, who has been receiving treatment for a lung infection at a Pretoria hospital, is now in critical condition, the country's presidency announced on Sunday. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday delivered some positive news to a nation anxious about the well-being of world statesman Nelson Mandela who is in intensive care at a Pretoria hospital. Full text...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has sent former South African President Nelson Mandela a “get-well-soon” message, as he undergoes treatment in a hospital in Pretoria. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Presidency on Monday morning issued its first statement on the health of ailing global statesman Nelson Mandela in 48 hours, saying his condition remained “unchanged”. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – World statesman Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital with his spokesperson Mac Maharaj confirming that his condition is “serious”. Full text...

Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital in Pretoria after his condition deteriorated on Saturday morning, according to a statement issued from the Office of the South African president. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Two major exhibitions celebrating the life of former South African President Nelson Mandela are currently being staged in Paris, France, and Washington, DC, US. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has been heavily criticised after the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) showed footage of President Jacob Zuma and other party leaders visiting a frail Nelson Mandela at his Johannsburg home on Monday. Full text...

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from the hospital, nine days after he was admitted, the South African presidency said on Saturday. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s health continues to improve after nearly a week in the hospital, where he is being treated for pneumonia, the government confirmed on Wednesday. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of South African global icon Nelson Mandela, has expressed her shock at comments by South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority that she might be prosecuted for the deaths of two men during the apartheid era. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - World statesman Nelson Mandela was discharged from a Pretoria hospital on Wednesday night, the Office of the Presidency has confirmed. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's former President and global icon Nelson Mandela received Christmas Day visits in hospital by his wife Graca Machel, other family members and President Jacob Zuma. Full text...