South African presidency says condition of Nelson Mandela remains critical
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – South Africa’s president says Nelson Mandela remains in the hospital in critical condition. President Jacob Zuma said Monday that doctors are doing everything possible to...
View ArticleMandela on life support: Report
Nelson Mandela is on life support, according to a CNN report. President Jacob Zuma cancelled a scheduled trip to Mozambique after a visit to the gravely ill Mandela. The 94-year-old Mandela was taken...
View ArticleSouth African artists celebrate the life of Nelson Mandela as he turns 95
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – With giant portraits of Nelson Mandela and colorful posters, South African artists celebrate the 95th birthday of the leader, who remains hospitalized although his...
View ArticleFormer South African leader Nelson Mandela dies at 95
Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first democratically-elected president after decades of apartheid rule, has died, South African president Jacob Zuma says. He was 95. “He passed on peacefully in the...
View ArticleTIMELINE: Key events that cemented Mandela’s relationship with Canada
Nelson Mandela’s ties to Canada were forged long before he earned global praise for his role in bringing an end to apartheid rule in South Africa. Here are some key events that helped cement his...
View ArticleLISTEN: Nelson Mandela obituary
Former South African president Nelson Mandela has passed away at the age of 95. He was honoured and revered around the world for his tireless efforts to bring peace to his homeland and around the...
View ArticleMourners and world leaders gather in South Africa for Mandela memorial
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – World leaders and joyous, singing South Africans gathered Tuesday to honour Nelson Mandela at a Soweto soccer stadium that was half full, amid cold, driving rain. The...
View ArticleSouth African official says mistake made in hiring of interpreter for deaf at...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – A South African deputy Cabinet minister says “a mistake happened” in the hiring of a sign language interpreter for the Nelson Mandela memorial service who experts say was...
View ArticleMourners continue file past Mandela’s coffin as it lies in state for the...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – For a second day, droves of mourners from around the globe filed past the body of Nelson Mandela on Thursday as it lay in state in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria....
View ArticleNelson Mandela to be remembered in Ottawa
OTTAWA – Nelson Mandela will be remembered in Ottawa. A memorial is being held at Parkdale United Church in Hintonburg Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. Senators Don Meredith, Vern White and Anne Cools will...
View ArticleSouth African presidency says condition of Nelson Mandela remains critical
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – South Africa’s president says Nelson Mandela remains in the hospital in critical condition. President Jacob Zuma said Monday that doctors are doing everything possible to...
View ArticleMandela on life support: Report
Nelson Mandela is on life support, according to a CNN report. President Jacob Zuma cancelled a scheduled trip to Mozambique after a visit to the gravely ill Mandela. The 94-year-old Mandela was taken...
View ArticleSouth African artists celebrate the life of Nelson Mandela as he turns 95
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – With giant portraits of Nelson Mandela and colorful posters, South African artists celebrate the 95th birthday of the leader, who remains hospitalized although his...
View ArticleFormer South African leader Nelson Mandela dies at 95
Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first democratically-elected president after decades of apartheid rule, has died, South African president Jacob Zuma says. He was 95. “He passed on peacefully in the...
View ArticleTIMELINE: Key events that cemented Mandela’s relationship with Canada
Nelson Mandela’s ties to Canada were forged long before he earned global praise for his role in bringing an end to apartheid rule in South Africa. Here are some key events that helped cement his...
View ArticleLISTEN: Nelson Mandela obituary
Former South African president Nelson Mandela has passed away at the age of 95. He was honoured and revered around the world for his tireless efforts to bring peace to his homeland and around the...
View ArticleMourners and world leaders gather in South Africa for Mandela memorial
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – World leaders and joyous, singing South Africans gathered Tuesday to honour Nelson Mandela at a Soweto soccer stadium that was half full, amid cold, driving rain. The...
View ArticleSouth African official says mistake made in hiring of interpreter for deaf at...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – A South African deputy Cabinet minister says “a mistake happened” in the hiring of a sign language interpreter for the Nelson Mandela memorial service who experts say was...
View ArticleMourners continue file past Mandela’s coffin as it lies in state for the...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – For a second day, droves of mourners from around the globe filed past the body of Nelson Mandela on Thursday as it lay in state in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria....
View ArticleNelson Mandela to be remembered in Ottawa
OTTAWA – Nelson Mandela will be remembered in Ottawa. A memorial is being held at Parkdale United Church in Hintonburg Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. Senators Don Meredith, Vern White and Anne Cools will...
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