The writer Günter Grass, who broke the silences of the past for a generation of Germans, has died in hospital in Lübeck at the age of 87.
German president Joachim Gauck led the tributes, offering his condolences to the writer’s … Read the rest
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US State health department probe Joan Rivers’ death
The clinic where Joan Rivers was undergoing a procedure prior to her hospitalization and death is now under investigation.
The New York State Health Department told ABC News that it has opened a “full investigation” into Yorkville Endoscopy Center in … Read the rest
‘We are a nation united in our grief’: Helen Zille
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE STATEMENT BY HELEN ZILLE LEADER OF THE DA A NATION UNITED IN GRIEF
06 December 2013
Today, South Africa lost the greatest son of its soil. Today the rainbow nation lost its father.
Today, we are a nation … Read the rest
ANC statement on the passing of Comrade Nelson Mandela
Issued by: ANC
STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF CDE NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
Secretary General’s Office
Comrades and friends,
The Mandela family,
Fellow South Africans,
“In the life of every nation, there arise men who leave an indelible … Read the rest
Mandela daughters at movie premiere: ‘The show must go on’
People attending the London premiere of a new film about Nelson Mandela were told of his death as the closing credits rolled, reported Associated Press.
Stopping the screening of “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” was discussed, but Mandela’s … Read the rest
Woman killed in bee attack
A 55-year-old woman was stung to death by a swarm of bees in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape police said on Thursday.
Captain Johann Rheeder said the bees attacked the woman on Wednesday morning in Charlo.
She was walking near the … Read the rest
Family hears prayer for Mandela’s ‘peaceful, perfect end’
Cape Town’s Archbishop on Tuesday led Nelson Mandela’s closest family in a sombre prayer, offering support for his wife and a “peaceful, perfect, end” for a man considered by many to be a living saint.
Bishop Thabo Makgoba visited the … Read the rest
Media speculate amid silence on Mandela’s health
Newspapers speculated on the health of former president Nelson Mandela on Monday morning, more than two days since the last update on his condition was made public.
“Mandela Lockdown”, read The Star newspaper’s front page headline, accompanied by a report … Read the rest
Heavyweight world champion Vitali Klitschko pays tribute to Corrie Sanders
Heavyweight world champion Vitali Klitschko has paid tribute to South African boxer Corrie Sanders who died Sunday after being shot in an armed robbery.
“Corrie Sanders was the most difficult opponent I ever fought,” the 41-year-old World Boxing Council (WBC) … Read the rest
Paris police probe drug-related death at South African diplomat’s home
Paris – Prosecutors opened an investigation on Sunday into the death of a young French woman at the residence of a South African diplomat in Paris, a judicial source said.
An autopsy was to take place on Monday, the source … Read the rest