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Former President John Dramani has eulogised South Africa’s Winnie Madikizela-Mandela who passed away at the Netcare Milpark Hospital on Monday, 2 April 2018. Mr Mahama took to Facebook to express his condolences, saying Winnie will be “remembered for her active fight on the side of Nelson Mandela and his compatriots against apartheid” in South Africa in the early 90s. “Growing ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hailed anti-apartheid campaigner and former wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela died on Monday aged 81 after a long illness. Family spokesman Victor Dlamini confirmed earlier on Monday that Mrs Mandela “succumbed peacefully in the early hours of Monday afternoon surrounded by her family and loved ones” following a long illness, which ...

Hailed as mother of the ‘new’ South Africa, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s legacy as an anti-apartheid heroine was undone when she was revealed to be a ruthless ideologue prepared to sacrifice laws and lives in pursuit of revolution and redress. Her uncompromising methods and refusal to forgive contrasted sharply with the reconciliation espoused by her husband Nelson Mandela as he worked to ...

South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died aged 81, her personal assistant says. Winnie Madikizela Mandela was the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela. The couple – famously pictured hand-in-hand as Mr Mandela walked free from prison after 27 years – were a symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle for nearly three decades. However, in later ...

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been re-elected with 97 percent of votes, the exact proportion that brought the former military commander his first term four years ago, Egypt’s election commission announced on Monday. However, turnout in last week’s election was lower than in 2014, at 41 percent. Sisi had long been virtually guaranteed victory after all serious opposition pulled ...

Ethiopia’s parliament swore in Abiy Ahmed as prime minister on Monday with a mandate to implement democratic reforms aimed partly at defusing ethnic tensions in the Oromiya province from which the former army lieutenant general hails. The ruling coalition picked Abiy last week to replace Hailemariam Desalegn who quit to clear the way for reforms. Abiy, 42, took the oath ...

Zambia has asked Cuba to recall its ambassador for openly supporting the newly launched opposition Socialist Party, the president’s spokesman said on Sunday. Amos Chanda said ambassador Nelson Pages Vilas spoke at the party’s launch on Saturday. He directed that the Cuban ambassador be recalled “for behavior unbecoming of a diplomat,” Chanda told a media briefing, adding that diplomatic ties ...

The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 36 referees and 63 assistant referees, representing 46 different countries, for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. Out of the number, 16 match officials are from Africa. The contingent comprises six referees and ten assistants. Preparations for the road to Russia kicked off in September 2014 not only for the 32 participating teams, but ...

A South African woman who hurled racist abuse at a black police officer in a clip that went viral has been sentenced to three years in prison with one year suspended. Vicki Momberg was found guilty in November on four counts of crimen injuria, or the willful injuring of someone’s dignity. It’s the first time a South African has received ...