Love is secret ingredient
XOLISWA Ndoyiya might not be a household name, but it has been one in the Mandela household for two decades. 1 Comments
Family grieves for Mandela's sister
FORMER president Nelson Mandela has returned to Johannesburg after spending months at his rural home in Qunu, Eastern Cape. Unfortunately Mandela’s arrival in Johannesburg was followed by reports about the death of his 81-year-old sister Nokuthamba. 19 Comments
Mandela in court over land grab claims
Former president Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla Mandela has dismissed accusations by villagers claiming he expropriated land from them, to build a stadium and a hotel 14 Comments
Mandela grandson in marriage feud
Mandla Mandela is supposed to pay R20,000 towards Tando Mabunu-Mandela's legal fees and her monthly maintenance of R12,500 while their divorce proceedings are under way 47 Comments
Mandela grandchildren to star in own reality TV show
South Africans will get a closer look at the life of the Mandela family in a new reality show soon to be broadcast, the family announced today 55 Comments'Local is lekker' boost for fashion industry
SOUTH Africa's slowly dying textile industry could receive a shot in the arm from a burgeoning fashion market in Africa's largest economy that is looking for home-grown fabric and stitching for its internationally known designers. 0 Comments
Mandela, a beaming great-grandfather
Madiba named the infant Qheya Zanethemba (‘to bring hope’) 40 CommentsWANTED: Princesses for rich royals
AmaMpondo king Ndamase Ndamasehas given his brothers two years to find brides 28 Comments
Mandela is the world's No 1
FORMER president Nelson Mandela has been ranked first in a perception assessment of 54 of the world's most visible leaders, according to the Reputation Institute 161 CommentsMini-series on Mandela
A MINI-SERIES about former president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela is being planned by three production houses, the BBC reported yesterday. 9 Comments
Mandela's daughter ordered to pay R62m
Nelson Mandela's daughter, Zindzi, must pay Los Angeles boxing adviser Duane Moody about R62.1 million for breaching a boxing contract 15 Comments
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela vouches for Julius Malema
Madikizela-Mandela's role was 'to clarify the position of the youth, dating back to the 1950s' 25 Comments
'Treat me like Mandela' - Malema
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema complained in Mthatha and Alice this week that he was being persecuted by the party for telling the truth. 114 Comments
Mandela grandson walks free - Charge withdrawn pending diversion programme
He was arrested after being caught driving 158km/h in a 60km/h zone 32 Comments
Artworks mark the years Mandela gave to struggle
New Heritage Walk will open to the public on Friday, in time for Heritage Day on Saturday 0 Comments
Meet the lady who made Nelson Mandela's birthday cake
WHEN former president Nelson Mandela celebrated his 91st birthday one feature that stood out - apart from his beautiful smile - was his two huge five-tier cakes: one a chocolate and the other a passion fruit cake. 17 Comments
Winnie tackles toilet stink
ANC veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is leading a national task team to tackle the highly embarrassing issue of unclosed and incomplete toilets in many parts of the country. 64 Comments
'46664' brand hits the streets
Features colourful clothing that boasts Schwe Schwe print men's shirts, men's jeans, chinos and ladies' clothing 7 Comments
Multi-million plans for site of Mandela arrest
Will have a museum, theatre and amphitheatre 12 CommentsVillage and cattle kraal lift Mandela
Former president Nelson Mandela will remain indefinitely at his house in Qunu in Eastern Cape 2 Comments
Zoleka Mandela's premature baby dies
FORMER president Nelson Mandela has lost another great-grandchild 40 CommentsWhat went down at Zindzi's big bash
SO BY now we all know that Zindzi Mandela had a fabulous party. But let's see what really went on behind the scenes >> 30 CommentsMandela loses another relative
FORMER president Nelson Mandela's first cousin Mphathi Mandela died after a long illness 15 Comments
Mandela given lion cubs as a gift
Nelson Mandela was presented with two white lion cubs for his birthday by the Mvezo Traditional Council, his grandson has disclosed. 11 CommentsMandela grandson wins fight over house
NELSON Mandela's grandson, Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, scored a victory when a court awarded him legal rights to his late father's Orlando East, Soweto, property. 33 CommentsFeud splits Mandela family apart
Nelson Mandela, South Africa's national hero, has a dispute with his own family. 0 Comments
Winnie to help rebuild nation
ANC stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela will lead a government task team to advise on the eradication of informal settlements 92 CommentsZindzi marks 50th birthday in style
CELEBRATING her 50th birthday in grand style, Zindzi Mandela paid tribute to the two people whom she was most grateful for - her parents Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela for turning her into the woman she is. 484 Comments
Just the right job for Winnie
PARLIAMENT can be boring sometimes - discussing mundane and irrelevant issues that have no bearing whatsoever on the lives of "the masses of our people". 3 CommentsGiant Mandela statue marks our freedom
A giant bronze statue of Nelson Mandela, nearly four metres high, has been unveiled at the last prison he was held at - Groot Drakenstein in Paarl near Cape Town 0 Comments
What cheek Zenani!
YOU'D have to have a heart of stone not to feel some empathy for HRH Princess Zenani Mandela-Dlamini. 54 CommentsReal wisdom is built on humility
"Let us not compete about the gravity of our problems," is the sobering line I use to bring order to the most desperate people who seek my inconsequential intervention. 1 Comments
Abusing Madiba Magic to sell their boring books
THE other day a friend ventured to suggest that, being the sought-after marque it is, if BMW were to put its name on a wheelbarrow it would sell. Fast. Similarly, those who write books or wish to push them off the shelves, have seen the name of Nelson Mandela for the top-end luxury badge it is. 4 CommentsMany famous icons
Mshumayeli Buhali would like to know who the most famous person in the world is? 2 CommentsLeaks cause red faces
SOUTH African liberation hero Nelson Mandela was not spared in the swathe of revelations emerging from thousands of leaked US diplomatic cables, reports said yesterday. 78 CommentsMandela is an icon who encapsulates true leadership
WHEN Nelson Mandela retired from public life about six years ago, he jokingly said: "Don't call me, I will call you," and his wishes were respected. 12 Comments
Almost everyone has taken a bite of Mandela
HAVING just completed Nelson Mandela's Conversations with Myself like I was preparing for an exam, a few ideas vied for competition in my big head. 8 CommentsMadiba blot
ISIZULU-speaking people often say Ilahle lizala umlotha. Loosely translated it means that if parents are teachers, it does not necessarily mean their children will be teachers. 0 CommentsThere's a deserved better life beyond the games people play
THE 2010 Fifa World Cup passed as though it was a dream. The ending was a confirmation of that modest, but lifelong, vernacular saying: okungapheli kuyahlola - that which never ends is a curse. 3 Comments
Mandela School of Technology for Mandela's birthplace
THE Mandela School of Technology was launched at former president Nelson Mandela's birthplace in Mvezo village in Eastern Cape at the weekend 8 CommentsCEO joins Mandela Fund Trust
NELSON Mandela Children's Fund CEO Sibongile Mkhabela has been seconded to the fund's Trust 0 Comments
Leave Nelson Mandela alone
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has told people to stop bugging the former president 39 CommentsCampaign to support Mandela Day
THE International Marketing Council (IMC) has launched the 'Play Your Part' campaign to inspire "active citizenship" in support of Nelson Mandela International Day 14 CommentsMandela foundation opposes xenophobia
Speak out for change 0 CommentsStars light up Madiba's do
The dinner was aimed at raising funds to help the Nelson Mandela Foundation support its core work and the humanitarian legacy of Nelson Mandela 0 Comments
Liberia honours Mandela, Makeba
NELSON Mandela and the late Miriam Makeba were yesterday awarded the Golden Image Award in Liberia. 1 Comments
Tears of joy and sadness for family
Mandela Day 'winner' (aged 23) dies before getting house 31 CommentsLet's do it the Mandela way
WE South Africans are very blessed to have a person of the calibre of Madiba as our compatriot. 60 Comments
Michelle Obama visits Madiba- PHOTOS
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is currently on her first solo trip to South Africa. Today she went to visit former president, Nelson Mandela at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg and First Lady, Ms Nompumelelo Ntuli-Zuma at Mahlamba Ndlopfu in Pretoria. 45 Comments
US First Lady visits Nelson Mandela
The meeting lasted about 20 minutes. Mrs Obama also met Nompumelelo Ntuli Zuma, one of President Jacob Zuma's wives 85 Comments
Drive to discover the joy of reading
"THAT joy (of reading) has been mine all my life and it is one I wish for all South Africans," Nelson Mandela said in 2005. 0 Comments
Accept people for what they are - Zuma on Mandela
Meaningful reconciliation in South Africa must come from accepting people for who they truly are, and not “what we want them to be”, President Jacob Zuma says 26 CommentsMandela foundation, Sobukwe trust team up
THE Nelson Mandela Foundation has initiated discussion sessions to coincide with the launch of the Remember Africa: Robert Sobukwe (1924-1978) exhibition 0 CommentsA home for my children - thanks Madiba
OVER 1000 homeless families in Limpopo will finally have a roof over their heads. 1 CommentsMandela would oppose Info Bill, says Sanef
NELSON Mandela believed the press should be free from government intervention since they were the only ones who could hold those in power accountable, SA National Editors Forum member Raymond Louw said yesterday. 7 Comments
'ANC will not let Sisulu down'
ANC general secretary Gwede Mantashe says the greatest honour the party can bestow on the late Albertina Sisulu was to ensure that it did not marginalise individuals of her calibre 25 CommentsMandela comic book wins award
A COMIC book depicting former president Nelson Mandela's life has won an award for the best book for older readers in the Children's Africana Book Awards 0 Comments
Happy Birthday Tata - PHOTOS
To celebrate Nelson Mandela's 93rd Birthday we put together a montage of pictures of Madiba through the times. 5 Comments
Prisoners on the run for Madiba VIDEO
Pretoria Central Prison inmates run 67km in celebration of Mandela DaySpecial birthday song for our Tata
Happy birthday to you, 12 CommentsSome easy ways you can help
Ways you can honour Mandela Day, if you haven't already volunteered your services elsewhere... 0 Comments
We share the man with the world
TODAY is Mandela Day, the 93rd birthday of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, born July 18 1918. 31 Comments
More than 67 minutes
TWENTY-SIX bikers, more than 2 200km of rural roads, and 67 minutes of hands-on work at seven community projects in four provinces over the past week have seen probably the most dramatic and heavily publicised initiative honouring Mandela Day. 0 CommentsMadiba art record sale
A SINGLE piece of Mandela artwork, auctioned at a mayoral gala event at the weekend attended by hundreds of celebrities, sold for a record bid of R3,5million. 0 CommentsFrom Yalo's pen
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