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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...
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UN Secretary-General blames apartheid era policies for economic inequality in South Africa
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.
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UN Chief to deliver Mandela Day lecture
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – This year's Mandela Day lecture will be delivered by United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres on Saturday.
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South Africa commemorates Mandela’s historic release
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Tuesday commemorated the 30th anniversary of the day Nelson Mandela was released from jail.
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Mandela's widow seeks to block 'sensitive information' on late president
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation has officially unveiled an exhibition in Johannesburg to mark Madiba’s 100th birthday next year.
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Anniversary of Mandela's death marred by graft probe
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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South Africa: Mandela's former doctor faces major backlash over tell-all book
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
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
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...
South Africa: New Nelson Mandela project in the pipeline
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The City of Cape Town on Tuesday launched a public participation process about a major proposal to commemorate the [...] Full text...
South Africa: Court hears of Mandela assassination attempt
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Western Cape High Court in South Africa has heard dramatic testimony about an alleged plot by the police [...] Full text...
South Africa: Preparations underway for Mandela's 100th birthday programme
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Monday launched the Nelson Mandela Centenary programme to mark his 100th birthday which will [...] Full text...
South Africa: New Mandela statue planned for Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Western Cape government has set aside US$ 120,000 to erect a statue of former South African President Nelson [...] Full text...