Former South African President Nelson Mandela – famous for his fight to end the racist policy of apartheid — died today at the age of 95. Mandela’s…

  South Africa’s former president, Nelson Mandela, remains “quite ill” and unable to speak because of tubes that are keeping his lungs clear of fluid, though…

  The man known to South Africans as “Madiba” and known to the world as Nelson Mandela, has been released from a Pretoria hospital .…

  South Africa’s president says Nelson Mandela has been discharged from the hospital in the capital, Pretoria. President Jacob Zuma said in a statement Sunday…

(CNN) — As an ailing Nelson Mandela recuperates in a South African hospital, the world celebrated his 95th birthday Thursday, honoring his legacy in various…

Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) — Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was on life support in a Pretoria hospital late Wednesday, said an official who had been…

Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was on life support in a Pretoria hospital late Wednesday, said an official who had been briefed in detail on his…

* earlier pictures of First Lady Michelle Obama and Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela’s daughter Zindzi said her father “opened his eyes” and he smiled when she told him that President…

Former South African President Nelson Mandela was admitted to the hospital just before midnight Wednesday because of his recurring lung infection, the South African president’s…

Former South African president Nelson Mandela (pictured), who was airlifted to a Pretoria hospital on Saturday, will undergo further testing for an undisclosed condition but is…

Former President of South Africa and humanitarian Nelson “Madiba” Mandela (pictured) would have been 96 today. The world lost the great leader and proponent of change…

via BBC News Nelson Mandela is recovering well in hospital after having diagnostic abdominal surgery, South African officials have said. Defense Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said the 93-year-old former president had undergone a laparoscopy but was “as fine as can be at his age”. The procedure involves inserting a tiny camera through the abdomen or pelvis […]