Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson and Winnie Mandela, tested positive for coronavirus the day she died. Her son Zondwa Mandela today revealed his mother did have the disease – but it has not been confirmed what caused her death aged 59 in hospital in Johannesburg on Monday. Zindzi is the … Read more
A monument to British mining magnate Cecil Rhodes has been decapitated in South Africa. Rhodes, who was a 19th century businessman who founded the De Beers diamond company and gave his name to Northern and Southern Rhodesia – now Zambia and Zimbabwe – has been a target of anti-colonialist campaigners in Britain and South Africa. … Read more
Nelson Mandela was the former President of South Africa as well as an anti-apartheid activist, philanthropist and political leader. He was born in Mvezo, Cape Province, South Africa on July 18, 1918. After studying law at the University of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand, he later found work as a lawyer in Johannesburg. … Read more
Nelson Mandela’s daughter Zindzi dies in Johannesburg at the age of 59 Zindzi Mandela, 59, died this morning in a hospital in Johannesburg Zindzi had been South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark since 2015 She rose to international fame in 1985 after reading her father Nelson Mandela’s letter which rejected a deal with the South African … Read more
A British Falklands War hero was shot dead while protecting his partner during an armed raid on their ranch in South Africa. Former Royal Navy sailor Julian Stobbs, 59, was shot in the head and chest after four robbers broke into his home near Lanseria as he slept on Friday. His long-term partner Myrtle Clarke, 53, … Read more
A British Falklands War hero was shot dead while protecting his partner during an armed raid on their ranch in South Africa. Former Royal Navy sailor Julian Stobbs, 59, was shot in the head and chest after four robbers broke into his home near Lanseria as he slept on Friday. His long-term partner Myrtle Clarke, 53, … Read more
Protesters rallying against Africa’s first coronavirus vaccine have accused researchers of ‘manipulating the vulnerable’ into volunteering for testing of Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine. Around 2,000 people in South Africa are expected to take part in the Johannesburg trial, which began last week. The vaccine is also being tested in the UK, Brazil and researchers say that … Read more
Tiny antibodies found in ALPACAS could help suppress a second wave of coronavirus and allow countries to safely lift lockdown, researchers claim Scientists in Sweden and South Africa have used ‘nanobodies’ from an alpaca The experts have claimed that their research ‘potently neutralises the virus’ The small antibody targets the spikes of the virus which … Read more
The giant diamond cut into gems that now adorn the Crown Jewels was formed 400 miles below Earth’s surface — three times deeper than other precious stones. Analysis of similar diamonds by the Gemological Institute of America revealed that the Cullinan was a ‘super-deep’ diamond — and one of the rarest objects on Earth. The largest … Read more
The giant diamond cut into gems that now adorn the Crown Jewels was formed 400 miles below Earth’s surface — three times deeper than other precious stones. Analysis of similar diamonds by the Gemological Institute of America revealed that the Cullinan was a ‘super-deep’ diamond — and one of the rarest objects on Earth. The largest … Read more