Politics

Cape Town mourns Nelson Mandela's death

Cape Town, Dec 06 (ANI): After former South African President Nelson Mandela died ailing from a prolonged lung infection at his Johannesburg home, people in Cape Town expressed their shock and sadness. Mandela, the country's first black president helped and guided South Africa through bloodshed and turmoil to democracy. For Cape Town resident, Julia Rose Suttie who shares a birthday with Mandela, the news was shocking. South Africa's President Jacob Zuma said Mandela would receive a full state funeral, and ordered flags to be flown at half mast.

Dec 6, 2013

Japan agency offers travel for your teddy bear

Unable to get to that must-see tourist site but can't bear for your teddy to miss out? Then Japan has just the thing for you -- a travel agency that takes stuffed toys on package tours and even provides the holiday snaps to prove it. Duration: 02:12

Dec 6, 2013

Tributes gather at Washington's South African Embassy

People leave flowers and candles outside the South African Embassy in Washington D.C., following the death of Nelson Mandela.

Dec 6, 2013

India Mourns Death of Anti-Apartheid Revolutionary Nelson Mandela; Latest Reactions [PHOTOS]

Nelson Mandela, former South African President and anti-apartheid revolutionary, passed away aged 95 on Thursday at his home in Johannesburg.

Dec 6, 2013

Anti- apartheid hero Nelson Mandela dies at 95

New Delhi, Dec 06 (ANI): South African anti-apartheid hero and its first elected black president Nelson Mandela died at the age of 95 at his Johannesburg home. Although Mandela had been frail and ailing for nearly a year, President Jacob Zuma's announcement late on Thursday of the death of the former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate shook the nation. Making a national broadcast, a somber Zuma announced the time of the death as 8:50 PM. Mandela, who emerged from prison after 27 years to lead South Africa out of decades of apartheid, had faced several health scares.

Dec 6, 2013

Mandela's early life in Soweto, South Africa's biggest township

Nelson Mandela spent the 15 years before his imprisonment in Soweto, South Africa's largest township. His former home is now a pilgrimage site for tourists wanting an insight into his early life.

Dec 6, 2013

Mandela: Remembered by those who met him

Nelson Mandela has inspired a generation of people around the world, from actors and directors to famous footballers. Some of those who knew him well share their thoughts about the man and his legacy.

Dec 6, 2013

Mandela: the president who became a global brand

South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela, was a global brand -- adorning clothes, books and even a range of wines. Duration: 2:20

Dec 6, 2013

Mandela's homeland: a microcosm of South Africa

It's the place that Nelson Mandela called home. The village of Qunu, where the South African leader grew up, was also the place he retired to after leaving politics. Duration: 2:28

Dec 6, 2013

Afrikaners divided about Mandela's legacy

As South Africans mourn the loss of their former president Nelson Mandela, one minority group remains divided in its views -- the country's white Afrikaners. Duration: 2:28

Dec 6, 2013

People mourn Mandela outside his Johannesburg home

People gathered outside Nelson Mandela's home in Johannesburg Thursday evening after hearing that the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa had died aged 95. Duration: 0:29

Dec 6, 2013

Ban Ki-moon, UN pay homage to the late Mandela

UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Thursday hailed Nelson Mandela as a "giant for justice" who had inspired freedom movements the world over. Duration: 0:36

Dec 6, 2013

Mandela, South Africa's icon of freedom and forgiveness, dies

Nelson Mandela was one of the towering figures of modern history -- a symbol of freedom and forgiveness which extends far beyond the borders of South Africa, the country he helped liberate from apartheid rule. Duration: 2:47

Dec 6, 2013

World-revered political figure Nelson Mandela dies at 95

Nelson Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, has died aged 95. Duration: 0:30

Dec 6, 2013