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July 03

South Africa: Grandson Wants to Decide Where Madiba is Buried

Nelson Mandela's grandson, Mandla, was expected to tell a court on Wednesday that he had a cultural right to decide where the former statesman is buried. Read more »
South Africa: Mandela Health Perilous

Former president Nelson Mandela's health is "perilous", according to an affidavit filed in the Eastern Cape High Court by more than a dozen members of his family. Read more »

South Africa: SA Will Make 'Exception' for Dewani

South African authorities will make "an exception" for honeymoon murder-accused Shrien Dewani by allowing him mainstream mental health treatment instead of sending him to a... Read more »
South Africa: Joburg Street Blocked for Madiba Prayer

A large truck blocked off part of President Street in Johannesburg on Tuesday ahead of a prayer service for ailing former president Nelson Mandela. Read more »
South Africa: Mandela Graves Legal Spat Open to Public

The legal battle about the Mandela family gravesite will now be open to the public, including the media, Eastern Cape high court judge Lusindiso Pakade ruled in Mthatha on Tuesday. Read more »
South Africa: Mandela Still 'Critical, but Stable'

Ailing former president Nelson Mandela is still in a critical, but stable condition, the presidency said on Monday. Read more »

South Africa: Royal Family Intervenes in Mandela Grave Battle

The Ngubengcuku royal houses would intervene in a Mandela family dispute involving the reburial of some of Nelson Mandela's relatives, the royal house said on Sunday. Read more »
South Africa: Dewani's Mental Health 'Has Improved'

Honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani's mental health has improved and he has talked about returning to South Africa to fight a murder charge, a London court heard on Monday. Read more »
South Africa: Honeymoon Murder Accused Dewani Extradition Hearing to Start

The full extradition hearing for UK-based Shrien Dewani, accused of the honeymoon murder of his wife in South Africa, is due to begin on Monday, the British Press Association... Read more »

South Africa: Obama to Meet Mandela Family

United States president Barack Obama on Saturday wished former South African president Nelson Mandela well as he lay critically ill in hospital. Read more »
Africa: The More Investors in Africa, 'the Merrier,' Says Obama

United States president Barack Obama is visiting Africa at the right time, President Jacob Zuma said in Pretoria on Saturday. Read more »
South Africa: Stream of Tributes From All Races for Madiba

South Africans on Saturday continued converging outside the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria where former president Nelson Mandela is in a critical but stable condition. Read more »
South Africa: Police Disperse Anti-Obama Protesters

Police officers on Saturday fired a stun grenade at a group of protestors near the entrance of the University of Johannesburg Soweto campus ahead of US President Barack Obama's... Read more »

South Africa: Urgent Interdict Launched Against Mandla Mandela

Sixteen applicants on Friday launched an urgent interdict in the Mthatha High Court against Mandla Mandela, the Eastern Cape premier, and the health MEC. Read more »
South Africa: Activists March Against Obama

Activists from different groups marched to the US embassy in Pretoria on Friday protesting against President Barack Obama. Read more »
South Africa: Petrol to Rise By 84 Cents a Litre

The price of unleaded 95 petrol will increase by 84 cents a litre on July 3, the energy department said on Friday. Read more »
South Africa: Family Says Mandela Stable - Premier

Nelson Mandela's family said the former president was still critically ill, but stable when they visited him on Friday. Read more »

South Africa: Mandla Mandela Denies Family Rift - Report

Ailing former president Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela has denied that there is tension between him and his aunt Makaziwe Mandela, The Star reported on Thursday. Read more »
South Africa: Foreign Media 'Vultures' - Makaziwe

Former president Nelson Mandela's daughter criticised the foreign media on Thursday, calling them "vultures" in an SABC television interview. Read more »

South Africa: No Funeral Talk At Qunu Meeting

Funeral arrangements for ailing former president Nelson Mandela were not discussed at a family meeting in Qunu, in the Eastern Cape, United Democratic Movement leader Bantu... Read more »
South Africa: SA Groups Want Obama Arrest Warrants

Two South African groups were trying to obtain arrest warrants on Wednesday for US President Barack Obama, who will visit the country later this week. Read more »
South Africa: Nine Held for Cape Town Airport Dumping

Nine people will appear in court for dumping human waste in the departure terminal at Cape Town International Airport, Western Cape police said on Wednesday. Read more »
South Africa: Mandela Family Argues Over Burial Site - Report

Newspapers in Gauteng reported on Wednesday that former president Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela stormed out of a family meeting in Qunu, in the Eastern Cape, after a... Read more »

South Africa: Mandela Still Critical - Presidency

Former president Nelson Mandela remains in a critical condition in a Pretoria hospital, the presidency said on Tuesday. Read more »
South Africa: Mandela Family Gathers in Qunu

Close relatives of former president Nelson Mandela were locked in a meeting at his home in Qunu, in the Eastern Cape, on Tuesday afternoon. Read more »

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