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Celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela, the hero of South Africa’s struggle to end apartheid and establish democracy, is being honoured in a new visitor attraction on London’s South Bank. Mandela: The......

Indian-origin anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada dies

Ahmed Kathrada, South Africa's revered Indian-origin anti-apartheid activist who was one of Nelson Mandela's closest aides in his struggle to end the white minority rule, died in Johannesburg on......

'Mandela practised Yoga to deal with prison brutalities'

Former South African President Nelson Mandela practised Yoga to deal with the harsh conditions imposed on political prisoners at Robben Island for the more than two decades when he was imprisoned......

Mandela laid to rest in childhood village

South Africa's first black President Nelson Mandela was on Sunday laid to rest with full state honours in his childhood village after teary-eyed friends and family members bid adieu to the......

Mandela's remains reach childhood village for funeral

Nelson Mandela's remains arrived in his childhood village in eastern South Africa on Saturday for a traditional burial on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on 10 days of national mourning and......

Business leaders pay tribute to Nelson Mandela

Business leaders world over reflected on the legacy of Nelson Madela, who passed away on Friday. Mandela, the first African man to become the President of South Africa, was 95-years-old and......

PIX: Mandela's daughter, Prince William attend premiere of film on Mandela

In an ironic twist of fate, at the time revered peace icon Nelson Mandela breathed his last in Johannesburg, his daughter Zindzi and several others were attending the premiere of a film based on......

Amitabh Bachchan: Mandela's humilty was his greatest asset

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Celebrated peace icon Nelson Mandela passed away at the age of 95 on December 6, and several Bollywood stars paid tribute......

Idris Elba, Morgan Freeman: The many onscreen faces of Nelson Mandela

Madiba has been played both by the veteran American actor as well as the exciting British actor of Ghanaian-Nigerian descent. Nelson Mandela passed into the ages on Thursday night. The Nobel......

PHOTOS: Cities light up buildings 100 days before Rio Olympics

From the Nelson Mandela Bridge in Johannesburg to the London Eye in Britain, cities around the world are lighting up buildings and landmarks in the yellow and green colours of the Brazilian flag on......

Van der Walt claims emotional win at Nelson Mandela Championship

An eagle and two birdies in the closing stretch allowed South African Dawie Van der Walt achieved his win just a day before former South African president Mandela, who died last week......

BEST Sports Photos of the Week!

From a fan getting 'cheeky' with Cristiano Ronaldo to Nelson Mandela's message at a Serie A game, all this and more spectacular pictures snapped right here on Rediff.com Fulham's Dimitar Berbatov......

Sport mourns 'miracle' man Mandela

South African rugby paid tribute to the ‘miracle’ performed by Nelson Mandela in uniting his country, partly through his embrace of the Springbok rugby team at the 1995 World Cup, after......

Mandela key to ushering South Africa back to global stage

While the world mourns his death, Nelson Mandela will also be celebrated as the man at the heart of South Africa's return to world competition after decades of Apartheid-enforced isolation, using......

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Voting underway for South African general election

[South Africa], May 8 (ANI): Millions of voters in South Africa are heading to polling booths on Wednesday to cast their ballot in the national and... ...

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Pratibha Patil conferred Mexico's highest civilian honour for foreigners

[India], June 1 (ANI): Former President Pratibha Patil on Saturday was conferred with "Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca" or Order of the Aztec... ...

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US lawmaker

Mahatma Gandhi, whose principles of non-violence inspired world leaders such as Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, should be honoured this year... ...

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Nelson Mandela Prison Drawing Sells For $112,575 In New York

A drawing by late South African president Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island - where he was held for 18 years - sold on... ...

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President Kovind addresses Indian community in South Africa

[South Africa], Apr 03 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind who is making a transit halt in Cape Town on Tuesday afternoon addressed the Indian... ...

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