‘Improving’ Mandela turns 95 in hospital
PRETORIA: Millions of people around the world marked Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday Thursday, heartened by news that the hospitalised icon was now able to smile...
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No improvement in Mandela’s condition: Zuma
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JOHANNESBURG: Nelson Mandela is showing no sign of improvement as he battles a lung infection in a Pretoria clinic where he was admitted four days...
Olympics: South Africa eyes 2024 Games bid
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TOKYO:Â South African President Jacob Zuma said Tuesday his country would be “very happy” if it became the first African nation to host the Olympics, as...
South Africa’s Nelson Mandela spends third day in hospital
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JOHANNESBURG: Nelson Mandela was on Saturday spending his third day in hospital after making “steady progress” for a recurring lung infection, the latest health scare...
Zuma in doghouse after pet comments
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Johannesburg: South African president Jacob Zuma got into a spot of bother Thursday when he suggested that owning a dog was not African and belonged...
Mandela admitted to hospital for tests
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Johannesburg: Nelson Mandela was admitted to a hospital in Pretoria Saturday to undergo tests and was said to be doing well, the South Africa government...