While President Barack Obama prepares to visit South Africa this week, I was reminded of meeting Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg on November 14, 1991. We met one year after he was released after serving 27 years in prison for attempting to overthrow a cruel government that practiced widespread apartheid, physical abuse and racial discrimination against […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A grandson of Nelson Mandela says hopefully he’ll be headed home soon, as the 94-year-old beloved former president marked two weeks in the hospital Friday. Ndaba Mandela addressed concerns about his grandfather’s health at a Thursday media briefing about a football invitational that will be part of celebrations surrounding Mandela’s 95th birthday […]
Tom and the crew open the show joking about Norris Cole getting tore up on the court by Manu Ginobli, Tom’s jinx, J. Anthony Brown’s health and the latest news from the Mandela camp.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela says that love and generosity from across the world have brought comfort and hope during Mandela’s latest hospitalization. Mandela spent his 10th day in the hospital Monday for a recurring lung infection. President Jacob Zuma said Sunday that Mandela remains in serious condition […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela‘s health has improved, his grandson said Saturday as the 94-year-old spent his eighth day in the hospital recovering from a lung infection. Mandla Mandela said that when he left his grandfather in Pretoria, before heading to Qunu for a family memorial, “we saw the improvement in […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela is spending a sixth day in the hospital. There was no immediate update on his health Thursday, but President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday reported that Mandela was responding better to treatment for a recurring lung infection. Grandson Mandla Mandela said Wednesday that the family is appreciative […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former President Nelson Mandela began responding better to treatment Wednesday morning for a recurring lung infection following “a difficult last few days,” South Africa’s president said. President Jacob Zuma told parliament that he is happy with the progress that the 94-year-old is making following his hospitalization on Saturday. Mandela spent a fifth […]
Jeff Johnson calling in from South Africa talks with the TJMS about the ailing condition of former South African President Nelson Mandela and his legacy.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela was in serious but stable condition in a Pretoria hospital for the third day Monday with a recurring lung infection, and a foundation led by retired archbishop Desmond Tutu described the 94-year-old anti-apartheid hero as an “extraordinary gift” to South Africa. As family members visited South Africa’s first black president […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela received visits from family members on Sunday at a hospital where the former president and anti-apartheid leader was being treated for a recurring lung infection, while South Africans expressed their appreciation for a man widely regarded as the father of the nation. There was no official update on 94-year-old Mandela […]
Makaziwe (pictured right) and Zenani Mandela (pictured left) are reportedly suing their father, Nelson (pictured), for the rights to his valuable art collection and the control of…
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Jacob Zuma said he found Nelson Mandela “in good shape and in good spirits” Monday, but a video of his encounter with the ailing anti-apartheid icon belies those cheery words, showing him with a vacant look on his face. See video below. It’s been more than three weeks since […]
