South Africa

Tutu cancels flight after receiving no invitation to Mandela burial ceremony.

On the eve of Nelson Mandela's funeral, we remember 10 other people whose deaths triggered international outpourings of grief.

Nelson Mandela's body will return to Mandela's ancestral home in the village of Qunu in South Africa's Eastern Cape on Saturday.

Former minister will be most remembered for his anti-apartheid activism and championing of Nelson Mandela.

Expat Cath Everett asks if the father of the nation would have been pleased by memorial service fuss and confusion?

Dangote Group eyes investments in cement, sugar and agriculture.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela describes last moments of Madiba.

Following its recognition as a religion in the UK, members of Anonymous plan protest march against Scientology.

Picture circulating online believed to be Mandela in open casket actually taken in 1991.

Mandela memorial sign interpreter says he has schizophrenia.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Bono, Naomi Campbell and Jacob Zuma among people who paid tribute to anti-apartheid icon at Pretoria Union Buildings

Pakistan take on Sir Lanka in the first T20 in Dubai.

Tory successor says Thatcher wrong to oppose strong sanctions against South Africa's apartheid regime.

South African leader's body to lie in slate at amphitheatre where he was sworn in as president.

Deaf community angry after 'fake interpreter' mars Mandela memorial service.

South Africa host India in the third and final ODI at Centurion.

The memorial service saw Prime ministers and Presidents pay tribute to the global icon.

Sunglasses senator replaced image of Muhammad Ali with himself to claim kinship with anti-apartheid hero.

World leaders gather in Soweto, Johannesburg, to pay tribute to anti-apartheid hero.

There is no one quite like Madiba, President Jacob Zuma tells Johannesburg's FNB Stadium

We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again, US president tells Johannesburg crowd.

Historic moment of rapprochment between two erstwhile enemies at memorial to celebrate life of Mandela.

South Africa president heckled as 'substitute' at Johannesburg's First National Bank Stadium.

Charles Ó Ceallaigh believes that Nelson Mandela's greatest legacy will be to challenge us all to be better.

Jackie van Wyk takes us to Stellenbosch to find out how people cherished the man who saved them from Apartheid.

World says goodbye to former South African president Nelson Mandela

Unprecedented attendance of world leaders posing huge challenge.

As MPs pay tribute to South African icon, veteran campaigner says some Tory claims 'stick in the craw'.

Scientists discover freshwater reserves 100 times greater than extracted over last century.

Media sources say Diamond will list a shell company, investing in South Africa, on LSE.