Mandelas Want to Strip ‘Illegitimate’ Mandla of Chieftaincy

The infighting among the Mandelas is getting more intense with each day as each side keeps coming up with new ammunition. The Mandela family is bickering over the recognized burial site of the Mandelas. Mandla Mandela exhumed the bodies of three of Nelson Mandela’s children from the Mandela burial plot in Qunu. He moved the remains to Mvezo where he is the chief. He did this without first consulting the family elders and getting their authorization. His aunt Makaziwe and ot... Read more »
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By Ntokozo Sindane On Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013

Britons Split Over Mandela Memorial Service at Westminster Abbey

In an unprecedented move, the government of the United Kingdom has sent a request to South Africa to hold the first ever memorial service for an African at the Westminster Abbey when struggle icon Nelson Mandel... Read more »
By PAW On Monday, July 1st, 2013

Shrien Dewani Absent from Extradition Hearing

The Westminster Magistrate’s Court in London heard that Shrien Dewani, 33, is fit to be extradited to South Africa where he is accused of orchestrating the murder of his wife, Anni, 28. Shrien Dewani is a Bri... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Monday, July 1st, 2013

Mandla to Challenge Interdict in Legal Battle with Makaziwe and Mandela Family

At the moment, the Mandela family is not upholding one of Nelson Mandela’s most revered values; unity. The family finds itself torn as Makaziwe and Mandla lock horns in a legal battle at the Eastern Cape High... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Sunday, June 30th, 2013

Madikizela-Mandela Recalls ANC Mandela Visit in April with Sadness

On Monday 29 April, millions of South Africans were shocked to see a visibly frail Nelson Mandela sitting awkwardly on a couch alongside President Jacob Zuma on national television. The ANC had decided to visit... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Saturday, June 29th, 2013

Obama Speaks to Young African Leaders amidst Protests in Soweto

US President Barack Obama is currently on the South African leg of his African tour. The presidential, hi-tech private jet, Air Force One, landed at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria on Friday night. On... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Saturday, June 29th, 2013

Obama and Zuma Hold Press Conference at Union Buildings

US President Barack Obama and South African President Jacob Zuma held a press conference at the Union Buildings in Pretoria during his African tour on Saturday. The tour will see President Obama accepting an ho... Read more »
By Staff Writer On Saturday, June 29th, 2013

Attention Cape Town Travellers: Beware the Faeces

The disgusting use of human faeces in protests for service delivery is on the rise in Cape Town. At the beginning of June we were shocked when it was reported that two men dumped faeces on the doorstep of the W... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Friday, June 28th, 2013

Mandela Family Goes to Court Over Burial Site

With all eyes on the Pretoria Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela fights for his life, a legal drama has been unfolding at his home in Qunu, Eastern Cape. On Friday, t... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Friday, June 28th, 2013

Pistorius Back in Training Ahead of Court Appearance

South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius has announced his return to athletics in a statement on his official website on Thursday night. For a long time, Oscar Pistorius was associated with hard work, persever... Read more »