Nelson Mandela: ‘Synonymous with the fight for justice and equality’

21 july 2021 - 18:54:13

New York, US (PANA) - Celebrating what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 102nd  birthday on Wednesday, the UN deputy chief hailed the man who led the struggle that ended the [...] Full text...

Let's celebrate Mandela, a legacy of humility and service - UN Chief

18 july 2021 - 06:34:20

New York, US (PANA) - As societies are becoming more polarized with hate speech on the rise, Nelson Mandela’s calls for solidarity and an end [...] Full text...

Call for ‘dignity, equality, justice and human rights’ rings out on Mandela Int'l Day

18 july 2021 - 06:20:20

New York, US (PANA) - Nelson Mandela International Day is an opportunity to reflect on the life and legacy of “a legendary global advocate for [...] Full text...

Athens hosts conference in Athens in honor of Nelson Mandela

09 july 2021 - 08:12:55

Athens, Greece (PANA) - An international conference was organised on Thursday in the Greek capital, Athens, in honor of Nelson Mandela the great champion of [...] Full text...

New social contract needed to combat ‘inequality pandemic’: Guterres

21 july 2020 - 05:31:05

New York, US (PANA) - As the coronavirus outbreak continues to rage around the world, the UN chief, at a UN event marking the weekend’s observance [...] Full text...

UN Secretary-General blames apartheid era policies for economic inequality in South Africa

18 july 2020 - 19:00:26

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday blamed the apartheid-era policies for the economic inequality in South Africa today. Delivering [...] Full text...

UN Chief to deliver Mandela Day lecture

18 july 2020 - 06:37:46

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – This year's Mandela Day lecture will be delivered by United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres on Saturday. Messages of support from [...] Full text...

South Africa commemorates Mandela’s historic release

11 february 2020 - 09:30:34

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Tuesday commemorated the 30th anniversary of the day Nelson Mandela was released from jail. On 2 February [...] Full text...

Mandela's widow seeks to block 'sensitive information' on late president

16 september 2019 - 18:36:49

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nelson Mandela’s widow, Graça Machel, is attempting to block his former physician from revealing sensitive information about his final [...] Full text...

South Africa: South African court to determine the value of Mandela's smile

07 august 2019 - 15:59:37

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – If South African photographer, Shaun Earl Harris, and his agency, PictureNet Africa, win a high-profile court case against the South [...] Full text...

South Africa commemorates Nelson Mandela's birthday

18 july 2019 - 11:02:05

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Thursday commemorated the annual birthday of its greatest son, Nelson Mandela, the prisoner-turned world statesman who [...] Full text...

UN chief celebrates Nelson Mandela, urges all to 'emulate his example

18 july 2019 - 05:26:25

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has lauded Nelson Mandela as an “extraordinary global advocate for dignity and equality” who anyone in [...] Full text...

Nelson Mandela linked to Christchurch massacre

17 march 2019 - 19:25:14

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The gunman who killed 50 worshippers in a Christchurch mosque referred to former world statesman Nelson Mandela in a [...] Full text...

South African students send Mandela photograph into space

29 january 2019 - 14:19:08

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A group of University of Cape Town students have sent a framed photograph of former President Nelson Mandela to [...] Full text...

Mandela hailed at inaugural Global Citizen Festival

02 december 2018 - 19:40:13

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – For a few glorious hours, Soweto was the centre of the universe on Sunday as more than 100,000 spectators and [...] Full text...

Greek Parliament pays tribute to Nelson Mandela

29 november 2018 - 16:53:30

Athens, Greece - (PANA) - Nelson Mandela will forever remain a guide and source of inspiration for future generations, Greek Parliament Speaker Nikolaos Voutsis said [...] Full text...

Where conflicts arise, hunger increases says FAO chief

25 september 2018 - 10:28:56

New York, US (PANA) - Without peace there will be no food security, and without food security there will be no peace. That was the [...] Full text...

President Barrow calls for preventive diplomacy at UN and AU levels

25 september 2018 - 06:57:08

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on the United Nations, the African Union and other regional organizations to promote and invest [...] Full text...

At UN, countries pledge to be guided by Mandela’s legacy in working for a better world

25 september 2018 - 06:41:09

New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations General Assembly on Monday honoured Nelson Mandela with a pledge to build a just, peaceful and prosperous [...] Full text...

AfDB, South African Embassy in Cote d’Ivoire honour Nelson Mandela

21 september 2018 - 13:38:03

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Institute (ECAD), a knowledge-promotion and capacity-development department of the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the Embassy of [...] Full text...

AfDB, South African Embassy to celebrate Nelson Mandela Anniversary in Cote d’Ivoire

01 august 2018 - 15:02:51

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the South African embassy in Cote d’Ivoire have finalized preparations for a joint lecture [...] Full text...

Remembering Nelson Mandela at 100 (A feature by AfDB)

19 july 2018 - 14:02:08

Qunu, South Africa (PANA) - Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, fondly known as Madiba which in Xhosa means “Father of the Nation”, would have been 100 years [...] Full text...

Mandela, ‘true symbol of human greatness’, celebrated on centenary of his birth

19 july 2018 - 06:47:44

New York, US (PANA) - Paying tribute to the first democratically-elected President of South Africa and iconic civil rights leader, the United Nations on Wednesday [...] Full text...

100th anniversary of Mandela's birth commemorated

18 july 2018 - 16:27:06

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa, the African continent and the rest of the world on Wednesday marked the 100th anniversary of the [...] Full text...

UN marks 100 years since Mandela’s birth with a vow to continue struggle for equality

17 july 2018 - 19:43:10

New York, US (PANA) - Taking stock of his “vast” legacy for mankind, the United Nations will mark 100 years since the birth of the [...] Full text...

Obama salutes Mandela in stirring speech

17 july 2018 - 15:44:14

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Former United States President Barack Obama, on Tuesday saluted global icon Nelson Mandela in a stirring address to mark the [...] Full text...

Legal battle mars Mandela anniversary celebrations

16 july 2018 - 14:00:08

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Just days before the world commemorates the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth, the family of the former global [...] Full text...

Top musicians confirmed for Mandela concert

09 july 2018 - 17:34:58

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – International advocacy organisation, Global Citizen, on Monday confirmed that musical giants Beyonce and Jay-Z will headline the first Global [...] Full text...

Robben Island rejects Mandela sleep-over reports

05 july 2018 - 11:23:38

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The management of Robben Island, South Africa’s notorious aparthheid-era prison, has slammed media reports that former President Nelson Mandela's [...] Full text...

South African Central bank releases new "Mandela" banknotes

13 june 2018 - 15:27:28

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) on Wednesday released the designs of its commemorative banknotes and coins to mark [...] Full text...

Band to celebrate Mandela's centenary

29 may 2018 - 10:46:04

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Five-time Grammy-winning group Ladysmith Black Mambazo will honour former world statesman Nelson Mandela with three concerts at the State [...] Full text...

South African President Ramaphosa donates half his salary for Mandela initiative

23 may 2018 - 16:45:36

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said he will donate half of his salary this year to a new fund [...] Full text...

Thousands bid farewell to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

14 april 2018 - 12:33:32

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Thousands of mourners on Saturday joined President Cyril Ramaphosa, several other African heads of state and American civil rights [...] Full text...

AU pays tribute to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

02 april 2018 - 19:28:44

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Expressing “great shock and profound sadness” following the death of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, ex-wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela, [...] Full text...

Ramaphosa visits Madikizela-Mandela's Soweto home

02 april 2018 - 19:23:08

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday visited the Soweto home of liberation hero Winnie Madikizela-Mandela who died [...] Full text...

Massive lawsuit filed over Mandela photograph

26 february 2018 - 08:57:52

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African photographer has filed one of the biggest copyright lawsuits in history, seeking US$179 million for the [...] Full text...

Zuma on the ropes as ANC marks Mandela's centenary

11 february 2018 - 09:50:55

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Sunday officially launched the centennial celebrations which are being held in [...] Full text...

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela loses claim to Mandela's home

19 january 2018 - 13:56:50

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on Friday lost her claim to former President Nelson Mandela's Qunu home where the world statesman was [...] Full text...

Opposition party lays charges over Mandela funeral scandal

11 december 2017 - 11:11:11

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday laid charges against the Eastern Cape Provincial Government over the Nelson [...] Full text...

Preparations for Mandela's 100th birthday anniversary kick off

06 december 2017 - 08:35:15

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation has officially unveiled an exhibition in Johannesburg to mark Madiba’s 100th birthday next year. Tuesday [...] Full text...

Anniversary of Mandela's death marred by graft probe

05 december 2017 - 09:51:39

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tuesday’s fourth anniversary of the death of world statesman Nelson Mandela has been overshadowed by the release of a [...] Full text...

Graca Machel to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela in Heroes Marathon

04 december 2017 - 09:37:55

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former president Nelson Mandela's widow, Graca Machel, has confirmed that she will participate in the Heroes Marathon in the [...] Full text...

Nelson Mandela Foundation targets apartheid-era flag

06 november 2017 - 10:25:57

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Monday called for a public debate to determine whether the old South African flag, [...] Full text...

Mandela's grand daughter reveals she was raped

24 october 2017 - 12:26:16

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Less than a week after South Africa’s top football administrator was accused of rape, Nelson Mandela’s eldest grand daughter [...] Full text...

Mandela's new book to be published shortly

18 october 2017 - 13:04:36

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The highly anticipated sequel to Nelson Mandela’s international best seller Long Walk To Freedom will be released on Thursday. [...] Full text...

South Africa: Zanu-PF refuses to be drawn into Mandela spat

07 september 2017 - 10:05:53

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party refuses to be drawn into a scrap over comments made about global icon Nelson Mandela [...] Full text...

South Africa: Publisher withdraws tell-all Mandela book

25 july 2017 - 09:35:57

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading publisher Penguin Random House has withdrawn a tell-all book about former President Nelson Mandela following a public outcry. And [...] Full text...

South Africa: Mandela's former doctor faces major backlash over tell-all book

24 july 2017 - 10:59:27

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Nelson Mandela’s grandson‚ Nkosi Mandla Mandela‚ has joined the chorus of condemnation over a new book by [...] Full text...

South Africa: Graca Machel threatens to sue Mandela's former doctor

21 july 2017 - 11:39:48

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel on Friday threatened to sue his former doctor Vejay Ramlakan who this week released [...] Full text...

South Africa: South Africa commemorates Mandela's 99th birthday

18 july 2017 - 17:43:04

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel and British billionaire Sir Richard Branson on Tuesday led hundreds of people through [...] Full text...