Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Madiba)

Graça Machel widow of the Independence leader Samora Machel is married to Nelson Mandela and mainly active outside the country...

Zille replaces Tony Leon who has been the party's President for 13 years and whom she claimed has done more for democracy in South Africa than anyone except Nelson Mandela...

Meer Care and Desai is headed by Nelson Mandela's London lawyer Iqbal Meer; the other Cave Malik & Co...

African National Congress power-broker Tokyo Sexwale plans to combine the annual Bastille Festival on 14 July with a celebration of Nelson Mandela's release from the Victor Verster Prison in February 1990...

A favourite of Nelson Mandela she was appointed ANC Deputy Secretary General in 1994 but detested the politicking and in 1998 became High Commissioner to Britain where she was one of South Africa's most successful Ambassadors...

Thai's rivals include Prime Minister Luisa Diogo Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Veronica Macamo and Graça Machel the widow of the late President Samora Machel who is as keen on fighting corruption as her current husband South Africa's ex-President Nelson Mandela...

Mbeki's core objectives have been clear enough since he took over the presidency from President Nelson Mandela: integrating South Africa into its region through SADC; promoting better governance peace and stability across Africa; claiming a larger voice for poorer countries in multilateral institutions such as the United Nations; and making international trade and finance more equitable...

He also publicly praises Usama bin Laden comparing him to Nelson Mandela...

Ex-President Nelson Mandela Mbeki and other party luminaries are from the country's second-largest group the Xhosa...