ARTICLES RELATING TO GRACA MACHEL

Machel thanks Mandela well-wishers

2013-06-17 10:07

Nelson Mandela’s wife Graça Machel has thanked South Africans and others around the world for the messages of support for her husband who is spending a tenth day in hospital.

Messages continue to pour in for Mandela

2013-06-13 12:19

People have continued to drop off messages of support at former president Nelson Mandela's Johannesburg home as the ailing icon entered his sixth day in hospital.

Graca, grandkids visit Mandela in hospital

2013-06-12 13:32

Nelson Mandela’s grandchildren Ndaba, Zenani, Mandla, and wife Graça Machel have all visited the ailing statesman as he spends a fifth day in hospital.

Mandela spends 3rd night in hospital

2013-06-09 22:35
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The has been no official word on the condition of former president Nelson Mandela, who was rushed to a Pretoria hospital with a lung infection.

Mandela is 'fine, getting better'

2013-04-05 09:14

Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel says the 94-year-old former president is "fine" and his health is improving after he was hospitalised more than a week ago for pneumonia.

SA memorial for Davetyon taxi driver

2013-03-06 12:25

A memorial service is being held in Daveyton for a Mozambican minibus taxi driver who died in custody after being dragged behind a police van.

Mandela gets family visit on Christmas Day

2012-12-25 14:03
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Ailing Nelson Mandela has been visited in hospital by his wife Graça Machel and family as he spent Christmas Day on sickbed, says President Jacob Zuma, who joined the family.

Mandela spends another night in hospital

2012-12-10 22:17
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Graça Machel has said in the past that it is painful for her to see her husband Nelson Mandela's health deteriorate, as the former president spends another night in hospital.

Structures fail women, says Graça Machel

2012-08-07 18:35

International bodies in place to protect women and children during times of conflict fail in their task, humanitarian Graça Machel says.

Winnie snubs Graça

2012-07-19 11:49
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela appears to have snubbed her ex-husband's current wife Graça Machel, whom Winnie calls “my little sister”.

Mogoeng pays tribute as Bam laid to rest

2011-12-27 19:49

Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has paid tribute to judge Fikile Bam's role in transforming the judiciary, as he was laid to rest in the Eastern Cape.

Tutu marks 80th birthday in cathedral

2011-10-07 12:16

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu celebrated his 80th birthday at St George's cathedral, where he once rallied against white-minority rule.

Michelle Obama: You say 'yes, we can'

2011-06-22 11:32
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US First Lady Michelle Obama has urged young Africans to, amongst other things, fight for women's rights, and used her husband's "yes, we can" campaign slogan.

Michelle Obama pays homage to Mandela

2011-06-21 14:06

US First Lady Michelle Obama has set out on the first day of a South African tour to pay homage to former president Nelson Mandela and the struggle against apartheid.

Nelson Mandela: Media vigil outside hospital

2011-01-27 00:22

Local and international media have gathered outside Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, waiting for news on the condition of former president Nelson Mandela.

Mandela is ill

2011-01-16 07:45
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There are new rumours that former president Nelson Mandela is unwell - and this time the rumours are true, says a reliable source.

Doctors, activists call for more funds

2010-09-10 17:41

Doctors and Aids activists have urged African governments to fulfil a decade-old pledge to spend more of their own money on health.

Madiba 'is going to have cake'

2010-07-18 14:39

Gracha Machel, the wife of Nelson Mandela, has told the BBC that Madiba is "very well" and "absolutely healthy" as the icon celebrates his 92nd birthday.

Mandela gets standing ovation

2010-07-11 19:46

Former president Nelson Mandela has been given a standing ovation at Soccer City for the closing ceremony of the World Cup.

Post-cup xenophobia concerns

2010-05-31 17:13

Xenophobia may erupt in South Africa after the SWC as jobs become scarcer, says a group of eminent global leaders called the "Elders".

Recession 'may be good for Africa'

2010-04-01 08:04

Graça Machel says decreased aid to Africa due to the global recession could be a good thing, as it will force African governments to mobilise resources internally.

Kids love Madiba, Machel

2009-11-20 22:06

Nelson Mandela and his wife Graca Machel have been named as winners of a children's rights prize in a vote involving more than 7 million children worldwide.

West must help Africa - Graca

2009-10-02 21:28

It is in the Western states' interest to help reduce poverty in Africa, Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel says, urging European MPs to do more to help the continent meet development targets.

Mandela takes a back seat

2009-06-03 16:52

Despite being consigned to a back seat for the State of the Nation address in Parliament, Nelson Mandela still received a hero's welcome.

 

An unlikely friendship with Mandela

2013-06-15 20:01

It was a freak event that sparked an unlikely and enduring friendship between an ordinary citizen and an icon able to inspire the world and connect with the man on the street.

Public curious about Mandela

2013-06-12 21:56

People passing the Pretoria hospital where former president Nelson Mandela is being treated are increasingly curious about his health.

Mandela family gathers round ailing icon

2013-06-11 22:59
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As ex-president Nelson Mandela battles in hospital against a potentially life-threatening lung infection, his kin have come together to be at his bedside.

Mandela doing well - wife

2013-04-15 12:00

Nelson Mandela is recovering well at home after being released from hospital earlier this month, his wife Graça Machel says.

Machel: SA a violent nation on the brink

2013-03-08 14:58
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Graca Machel has spoken out about the high levels of violence in the country, saying "we have to be cautious about how we deal with a society that is bleeding and breathing pain".

Presidency: Mandela looking better

2012-12-26 14:50

The presidency says former president Nelson Mandela is looking better and in good spirits.

eNCA sorry for Madiba mistake

2012-12-12 07:52

eNCA has apologised to its viewers for including old footage of Nelson Mandela's wife into a new documentary, where she claims Mabida has "lost his sparkle".

Graça Machel: SA needs healing

2012-10-03 09:01
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Renowned women and children’s rights advocate Graça Machel has called for a rethink about how to tackle the high levels of violence in South African society.

Graça Machel named to UN social panel

2012-08-01 13:02

Graça Machel, the wife of former president Nelson Mandela, has been named to a UN panel to recommend new global social and environment goals.

SA education standards too low - Oprah

2012-01-16 10:08
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US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey says being able to pass matric with a 30% average is indicative of South Africa's poor standard of school education.

Mozambique remembers Samora Machel

2011-10-17 08:09

Mozambicans will this week commemorate the plane crash that killed their first president 25 years ago, unveiling a new monument to a visionary leader whose death shattered a nation’s dream.

Happy Birthday Tata Mandela

2011-07-17 22:11

SA's 12 million schoolchildren will mark former president Nelson Mandela's 93rd birthday with a special version of Happy Birthday written especially for him.

Michelle Obama visits Mandela

2011-06-21 14:58

US First Lady Michelle Obama and her family have met former president Nelson Mandela at his home, in a rare visit with the ageing icon whose legacy frames much of her journey here.

'Too painful' for Madiba to attend

2011-06-12 08:08

Former president Nelson Mandela did not attend the funeral for Albertina Sisulu; but his speech, read by his wife Graca Machel, set off a brief and thrilling rally among the crowd.

Mandela death claims insensitive - ANC

2011-01-16 15:51
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It is people "without a soul" who would spread lies about former president Nelson Mandela being dead, the ANC says.

Graca says Zimbabwe 'progressing'

2010-11-18 07:39

The wife of SA’s Nelson Mandela, Graca Machel has praised progress in Zimbabwe since last year’s formation of a compromise government to ease a political and economic crisis.

Machel: Mozambique must tackle food crisis

2010-09-10 14:07

The widow of independent Mozambique’s first president says the debate over food in her impoverished homeland does not end with government’s reversal on bread prices.

Mandela turns 92 in Cup glow

2010-07-15 16:26

Nelson Mandela celebrates his 92nd birthday at home with his family on Sunday, just one week after the World Cup showed off the successes of a democratic South Africa.

Frail Mandela at Zenani's funeral

2010-06-17 11:22

A frail and sombre Nelson Mandela has taken a front pew at the funeral of his 13-year-old great-granddaughter.

Malema makes Time magazine list

2010-05-03 13:11

ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has been listed by Time magazine as one of the least influential people of 2010.

Every child is my child: Machel

2009-12-09 14:05

Former first lady Graca Machel calls on South Africans to treat every child as their own as she launches the Champions for Children campaign.

'Protect kids from Aids'

2009-10-24 08:56

African leaders should be more serious about protecting the continent's children from Aids, Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel said.

World pays tribute to Madiba

2009-07-18 18:11

World leaders, civilians and celebrities alike have taken time off their busy schedules to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela on his 91st birthday.

Mbeki going to Zuma speech

2009-06-02 19:11

Former presidents Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki will attend President Jacob Zuma's maiden state of the nation address.

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