Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Madiba)

His self-glorifying talk about the risks to his person exasperates many Senegalese who draw unfavourable comparisons with the calm dignity of Nelson Mandela who was subjected to far worse tribulations...

Many were born after Nelson Mandela walked out of jail in 1990 and they have no time for the corruption and mismanagement of public resources that has plagued the last two decades of ANC rule...

Nelson Mandela established the precedent by appointing Thabo Mbeki as Deputy President of the country after he was elected Deputy President of the ANC...

Following the first free elections in 1994 there was an exchange of state visits during the terms of former presidents Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki...

'This is a profound strategic moment ' says Zibi who wears a badge of Nelson Mandela on his left lapel...

Her widely reported support for sanctions against apartheid South Africa in contrast to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's opposition to them boosted her standing with several leaders notably Nelson Mandela and Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda...

Previous recipients include Nelson Mandela and Fidel Castro...

The rail routes initially on offer to private operators include one from Durban to City Deep in the industrial heartland of Gauteng and another from Johannesburg to the car manufacturing hubs near East London and Nelson Mandela Bay...

Some have resurrected Nelson Mandela's response when asked on US television why he had met with Yasser Arafat Fidel Castro and Moammer el Gadaffi: 'One of the mistakes that some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies'...

By directing her anger at these institutions Sisulu the veteran politician and daughter of Nelson Mandela's closest confidant the late Walter Sisulu has declared political war on the government she has served for two decades...