Mandela drew last breath and rested, says ex-wife Winnie
Nelson Mandela "drew his last breath and just rested", his ex-wife Winnie said Thursday in her first public comments on his death.
Mandela ‘responding better’ to treatment
Nelson Mandela is responding better to treatment after the “difficult last few days”, South African President Jacob Zuma said Wednesday on the frail anti-apartheid hero’s fifth day in hospital.
Mandela’s hometown becomes media village
Ordinarily the rural South African village of Qunu is a slow-paced blend of livestock, locals on foot and the occasional car winding along the smattering of roads and dirt paths that link humble homesteads
Prayers, hopes and resignation in Mandela’s village
In the rural South African village where he once roamed as a boy, the lowered flags at Nelson Mandela’s homestead are a constant reminder of his absence.
Mandela’s condition ‘very serious’ but stable – Zuma
South African President Jacob Zuma has sought to reassure an uneasy nation that Nelson Mandela, although in a “very serious” condition as he battles a recurrent lung infection, is receiving the best of care.
