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The world pays tribute to Mandela (slideshow)
As South Africans come to terms with the loss of former president Nelson Mandela, the rest of the world bids farewell to Madiba.
Pimples: Saving Madiba's rabbit (video)
Gwede, Mac and Blade try their best to stop the rabbit from whispering in Mandela's ear. But the elusive animal has some tricks up its sleeve.
Zapiro's best Madiba cartoons (slideshow)
From his toughest moments to his most triumphant, Madiba has been an inspiration. Here are some of our favourite Zapiro cartoons about him from 1994 to 2013.
Mandela: SA's greatest son laid to rest (slideshow)
The world watched as Nelson Mandela was finally laid to rest in his hometown of Qunu following a dignified and moving funeral ceremony on Sunday.
01 Dec 1999 00:00 - Staff Reporter
Madiba appointed new Burundi mediator
African leaders on Wednesday appointed former South African President Nelson Mandela as the new mediator for Burundi's fragile peace process.
African leaders on Wednesday appointed former South African President Nelson Mandela as the new mediator for Burundi's fragile peace process. Mandela will replace Tanzania's first president, Julius Nyerere, who died in October after more than a year of trying unsuccessfully to broker peace in the war-ravaged Central African country.