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Mandela’s ex-wife: Former S. African leader better
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The ex-wife of critically ill Nelson Mandela said Friday that the 94-year-old beloved former president is showing a “great improvement” compared to a few days ago. Winnie...
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Obama’s ties to Mandela loom over S. Africa visit
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Inspired by Nelson Mandela’s struggles in South Africa, a young Barack Obama joined campus protests in the U.S. against the racist rule that kept Mandela locked away in prison for...
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SAfrica: Mandela very much alive grandson says
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A grandson of Nelson Mandela said Tuesday the ailing former president is very much alive, while the South African government announced he remains in a critical but stable condition....
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Interactive timeline about Nelson Mandela
An interactive timeline about Nelson Mandela as he celebrates his 95th birthday today.
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South Africa: Mandela shows sustained improvement
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The office of the South African president says Nelson Mandela has made a “sustained improvement” although he remains in a critical condition. The statement said that President Jacob...
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Witnesses heard woman scream, then Pistorius fired
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Witnesses heard a woman screaming before gunshots fired by Oscar Pistorius killed his girlfriend early on Valentine’s Day, South African prosecutors said Monday,...
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Mandela remains in hospital, condition unchanged
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized in a critical but stable condition, the office of South Africa’s president said Saturday. The statement from the office of President Jacob Zuma...
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Mandela discharged from hospital, returns home
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela, 95, was discharged from hospital on Sunday while still in critical condition and was taken by ambulance to his Johannesburg home where he will receive intensive...
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Remembering Nelson Mandela 1918 -2013
People across South Africa and around the world are remembering Nelson Mandela with song, tears and prayers today. Mandela will lie in state in South Africa’s capital city of Pretoria from Wednesday...
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100,000 gather but only half see Mandela’s body
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — An estimated 100,000 South Africans lined up in Pretoria to view Nelson Mandela in his casket but about a third of the overwhelming crowd was sent away without being able...
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