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Mandela did not want daughters to manage his funds

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 08:30

Nelson Mandela did not want his daughters to be involved in his financial affairs, one of his lawyers has claimed in court papers linked to a legal fight over his assets. "Mr Mandela made it clear to (daughters) Makaziwe and Zenani that he did not want them involved in his affairs," trustee Bally Chuene said in an affidavit seen by the Star newspaper. "The only persons he wanted involved were myself, advocate Bizos...and his other various nominees."

'I won't vote for ANC': South Africa's Tutu

Agence France-PresseMay 10, 2013 18:45

Desmond Tutu will not vote for South Africa's ruling African National Congress, which brought Nelson Mandela to power exactly 19 years ago, the Nobel Peace laureate said in an article published Friday. Massive poverty, inequality and falling standards have cost the ANC the retired archbishop's support, he said in an opinion piece carried by the Mail & Guardian. "I have over the years voted for the ANC, but I would very sadly not be able to vote for them after the way things have gone," the 81-year-old wrote.

Outrage over ANC's televised Mandela visit

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 07:45

South Africans voiced anger Tuesday over the release of television footage showing a frail and distant Nelson Mandela being visited at home by ANC leaders after his latest health scare. The ruling ANC was forced to defend itself from accusations it was exploiting the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon, who is recuperating after being hospitalised for a recurrent lung infection.

Anger over ANC's televised Mandela visit

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 05:02

South Africa's government, the ruling African National Congress and the state broadcaster came under fire Tuesday for releasing television footage of a frail Nelson Mandela during a visit by political big-wigs. The images aired by public broadcaster SABC on Monday showed an unsmiling Mandela who appeared dazed, seated upright on a couch, with his legs covered in a blanket. He was flanked by smiling ANC leaders including President Jacob Zuma, who said the ailing anti-apartheid icon was doing well and "up and about".

Anger over ANC's televised Mandela visit

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 05:02

South Africa's government, the ruling African National Congress and the state broadcaster came under fire Tuesday for releasing television footage of a frail Nelson Mandela flanked during a visit by political big-wigs. The images aired by public broadcaster SABC on Monday showed an unsmiling Mandela who appeared dazed, seated upright on a couch, with his legs covered in a blanket. He was flanked by smiling ANC leaders including President Jacob Zuma, who said the ailing anti-apartheid icon was doing well and "up and about".

S.Africa TV shows new images of Mandela

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 12:30

The first images of Nelson Mandela in almost nine months showed the South African peace icon looking thin but sitting upright on Monday, after his latest hospitalisation. The 94-year-old appeared slightly gaunt and showing little expression in brief images captured at his Johannesburg home by South Africa's state broadcaster SABC. Wearing flamboyant black and white patterned shirt, Mandela was sat in a beige armchair with his legs up and covered with a white blanket.

Tutu discharged from hospital after successful treatment

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 12:16

Peace icon Desmond Tutu has been discharged from a South African hospital after he was successfully treated for a persistent infection with no new cancer scare, his foundation said Monday. The 81-year-old retired archbishop, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1997, checked into hospital five days ago for tests and treatment for a persistent infection. Tutu was discharged "following successful treatment of a persistent infection", the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation said in a statement, without disclosing when he was released.

Mandela in 'good shape'

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 09:46

South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela is in "good shape" after his recent hospitalisation, the ruling ANC said Monday, after President Jacob Zuma visited the democracy icon. "They found president Mandela in good shape and in good spirits," the party said in a statement. Zuma and the top brass of the African National Congress dropped in on the ailing 94-year-old at his Johannesburg home, where he has been recuperating under high-care since his hospital release earlier this month.

S.Africa's Tutu hospitalised for second day

Agence France-PresseApril 25, 2013 11:19

South Africa's peace icon, retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu spent a second day in hospital Thursday for treatment and tests related to a persistent infection. Tutu on Wednesday checked into a Cape Town hospital to receive treatment for an undisclosed "persistent infection" and to take tests to establish its underlying cause, according to his foundation. "We are not going to issue updates on his condition because he is currently undergoing a five-day treatment. At the end of the course we will inform the media," a spokesman told AFP.

S.Africa's Tutu in hospital for 'persistent infection'

Agence France-PresseApril 24, 2013 15:30

Peace icon Desmond Tutu checked into a South African hospital on Wednesday for tests related to an ongoing infection, his foundation said. "Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has checked into a Cape Town hospital for the treatment of a persistent infection and to undergo tests to discover the underlying cause," the foundation said in a statement. The treatment did not include any surgery, it said. A photograph of the 81-year-old Nobel Laureate showed him smiling at his office where he spent the morning, before being admitted to the undisclosed hospital.