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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.
14 Jun 1999 00:00 - Staff Reporter
Mandela receives Ambassador's credentials
President Nelson Mandela for the last time on Friday received the credentials of 10 new ambassadors and two high commissioners to South Africa at the presidential guest house in Pretoria. The new ambassadors are Ro Min Su from North Korea, Kyaw Thu from Myanmar, Boris Herrera from Chile, Marcos Rodriguez Costa from Cuba, Anatole Khonda from the Republic of Congo, Radu Mateescu from Romania, Javid Ghorban-Oghli form Iran, Alyse Alam from Lebanon, Joseph Karemera from Rwanda and Louis Bastide from Mali. The high commissioners are Zainal Azman from Malaysia and Akramul Qader from Bangladesh. While handing their credentials to Mandela, most of the envoys wished him a happy retirement.