May 07 South Africans head to election polls, 20 years after end of apartheid By Anya van Wagtendonk South Africans take to the polls Wednesday for national elections, 20 years after Nelson Mandela’s historic election as president marked the end of apartheid. Mandela’s party, the African National Congress, has been in power ever since, and analysts are predicting… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch Envisioning a South Africa without Mandela Now that Nelson Mandela has been buried what lies ahead for South Africa? Marcus Mabry, editor at large for the New York Times and formerly Newsweek's Johannesburg Bureau Chief on what South Africa will be like without Mandela. Continue watching
Dec 15 Thousands pay tribute to Nelson Mandela .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } At Nelson Mandela's funeral early… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch Mandela’s memorial service By News Desk South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela died Dec. 5. Updated Dec. 16 | Nelson Mandela was buried in his hometown of Qunu in southeastern South Africa on Sunday in a ceremony that was a mixture of tribal traditions… Continue reading
Dec 14 Event honoring Nelson Mandela lacked usual security measures President Barack Obama delivers a speech during the memorial service for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg on Dec. 10, 2013. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON -- In the hours before President Barack Obama arrived at a Johannesburg soccer stadium to… Continue reading
Dec 12 Which world event of 2013 meant the most to you? By Larisa Epatko The year 2013 had many defining moments. The Roman Catholic Church ushered in a new pope, the number of Syrian refugees crossed the 2 million mark, and the Philippines endured the thrashing of a super typhoon. Which world event --… Continue reading
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Dec 10 Watch American scholar recalls honoring Nelson Mandela with a quilt of connection American scholar recalls honoring Nelson Mandela with a quilt of connection… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch World leaders join South Africans to memorialize Nelson Mandela World leaders join South Africans to memorialize Nelson Mandela… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Obama remembers Mandela, ‘the last great liberator" Obama remembers Mandela, 'the last great liberator of the 20th century'… Continue watching