Leave Nelson Mandela alone, autograph hunters told
Plea interpreted as warning to ANC and others accused of hijacking the stateman's nameAides to Nelson Mandela today demanded a halt to the thousands of requests for autographs, endorsements and interviews in a plea interpreted by some as a veiled warni...
Nelson Mandela gives World Cup a dream finale with a wave and a smile
Former president caps nation-building tournament spirit with appearance at Johannesburg's Soccer City stadiumAnd so the circle was complete. Nelson Mandela, who presided over the birth of a democratic South Africa, took centre stage again last night at...
Nelson Mandela attends World Cup closing ceremony
Former South African president greeted with vuvuzelas and roars of applause ahead of World Cup finalNelson Mandela enjoyed a rapturous reception from fans at the World Cup final tonight as he attended the closing ceremony.A thunderous mix of vuvuzelas ...
The long battle behind South Africa’s moment of glory | Peter Hain
Without the anti-apartheid sport protests of the 1970s and the ANC's triumph, this year's World Cup couldn't have happenedThe 2010 World Cup has been like no other – a cathartic showcase for the new South Africa, not just totally transformed from its...
World Cup 2010: Fifa put ‘pressure’ on Nelson Mandela to attend final
• Grandson says 'extreme pressure' put on former president• Says family still mourning death of Zenani MandelaThe grandson of Nelson Mandela has said that Fifa has put "extreme pressure" on the former South African president to attend tonight's Wor...
Download Hope MP3 Song By Siphiwo – Chosen By Nelson Mandela For World Cup
Piers Morgan visited South Africa to highlight what was going on there before the World Cup and what it meant to the people, whilst he was there he met Siphiwo Desmond Ntshebe who was chosen by Nelson Madela to convey a unique global message of hope at the opening of the World Cup in South...
World Cup: Sounds of joy – and mourning – as South Africa kicks off tournament
Crowd mourns Nelson Mandela's 13-year-old great-grandaughter, Zenani, who was killed in a car crash on the way home from Orlando stadiumThe first vuvuzela of the day sounded at 6am, blown by a young man in a stained anorak walking to his job through th...
Mandela pulls out of World Cup opening ceremony after great-granddaughter killed in road accident
Death of Zenani Mandela, who was killed by a suspected drunk driver, stunned South AfricaSouth Africa's national celebrations were tragically interrupted on the eve of the World Cup tournament, when a suspected drunk driver caused a car crash that kill...
Nelson Mandela’s great-granddaughter killed in car crash
Former president to miss World Cup opener after death of Zenani, 13, as police charge driver with drink-drivingA heartbroken Nelson Mandela has pulled out of today's football World Cup opening ceremony in South Africa after the death of his great-grand...
World Cup 2010: Cristiano Ronaldo gives No91 Portugal shirt to Mandela
• Former South Africa coach meets former president• Mandela receives shirt with his age – 91 – on the backThe Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo and the national team's coach, Carlos Queiroz, met Nelson Mandela today ahead of the World Cup 2010...
World Cup: Vuvuzela validation as South Africa’s rich and poor unite
Locals regard the influx of foreign fans as a chance to overturn prejudices about their country – and AfricaA humble plaque marks the former home of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg's Alexandra township, where tightly huddled shacks, wandering goats an...
Blatter’s slick patter sticks in the craw