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US bars Mandela Foundation Chair in latest diplomatic flashpoint with South Africa
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 21, 2025

Pandor said she received an email from the US Consulate earlier this week informing her that her multiple-entry visitor visa had been cancelled.

South African court rules Albert Luthuli died from assault, not accident
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 31, 2025

At the time of his death, Luthuli was the leader of the then-banned ANC and had received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1960 for his role in the anti-aparth...

Ramaphosa slams Israel, calls for release of Mandela’s grandson seized in Gaza flotilla
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 02, 2025

Before joining the flotilla, Mandla Mandela compared the plight of Palestinians under Israeli occupation to apartheid in South Africa.

SHOFCO founder Kennedy Odede awarded 2025 Nelson Mandela Prize
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 19, 2025

The award was presented during a ceremony held at the UN General Assembly Hall in New York on Friday, July 18, as part of the Nelson Mandela Internati...

From Kibera to global honour: Odede wins 2025 Nelson Mandela Prize for community leadership
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 29, 2025

SHOFCO’s impact goes beyond services; it mobilises communities through the SHOFCO Urban Network, empowering over two million Kenyans to lead change lo...

South Africa unity government to include ANC and pro-business DA
Reuters  |  Jun 14, 2024

The ANC lost its majority for the first time in an election on May 29 and spent two weeks in talks with other parties that went down to the wire on Fr...

South Africa's camaraderie with Palestine goes way back in time
Amina Wako  |  Feb 27, 2024

Yasser Arafat’s Palestinian Liberation Organisation had been a resolute supporter of Mandela’s struggle against white minority rule.

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