Mac Maharaj

• South Africa Says Unknown Number of Its Citizens Unaccounted For After Nigeria Church Collapse

  Around 300 South Africans were visiting a Pentetcostal church in Nigeria last week where a wing collapsed killing more than 60 people and an unknown number were still unaccounted for, the government said.

• Jacob Zuma's son probed for fatal crash in South Africa: reports

  Police are investigating a son of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma for manslaughter after a woman died in an accident involving his sports car, media reports said on Sunday.

• Nelson Mandela still 'critical' after reported operation, completes 50 days in hospital

  South Africa's presidency said today that Nelson Mandela was still critically ill in hospital but improving slightly, declining to comment on a report the anti-apartheid hero had undergone an operation.

• Nelson Mandela remains critical, grandson to lodge complaint against court document over his health

  Nelson Mandela remained hospitalised in a critical state Sunday after doctors ruled out turning off his life support unless he suffers massive organ failure.

• Doctors rejected turning off Nelson Mandela's life support

  Nelson Mandela's doctors have rejected the idea of turning off Nelson Mandela's life support unless he suffers massive organ failure, a close family friend told AFP today.

• Nelson Mandela's condition improves overnight: South Africa

  Nelson Mandela's health improved overnight and although his condition remains critical it is now stable, the South African government said yesterday. One of the former president's daughters said he is still opening his eyes and reacting to the touch of his family even though his situation is precarious.

• South Africa waits after Nelson Mandela's condition worsens

  South Africans prepared today to say farewell to ailing anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela after his condition deteriorated further in hospital, forcing President Jacob Zuma to cancel a trip to neighbouring Mozambique.

• Nelson Mandela still critical, South Africa President Jacob Zuma cancels Mozambique trip

  South Africans prepared today to say farewell to ailing anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela after his condition deteriorated further in hospital, forcing President Jacob Zuma to cancel a trip to neighbouring Mozambique.

• Nelson Mandela in hospital 'prison', says angry bodyguard

  Nelson Mandela is a very lonely man, one of his bodyguards told AFP Saturday, accusing the ailing anti-apartheid icon's medical team of controlling visits like prison guards.

• Nelson Mandela's wife at his bedside after cancelling London trip

  Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel called off a trip to London this week to be with her ailing husband who was readmitted to hospital with a lung infection on Saturday.

• South African President Jacob Zuma denies role in Gupta wedding scandal

  South African President Jacob Zuma today denied any role in a scandal over a controversial lavish Indian wedding in South Africa and condemned the practice of using his name and that of Cabinet ministers to secure privileges and violate state procedures.

• Nelson Mandela responding positively to treatment

  Doctors said Nelson Mandela was responding positively to treatment on Thursday after being readmitted to hospital with a lung infection, the latest health scare for the revered anti-apartheid icon.

• Nelson Mandela leaves hospital after tests

  Global peace icon Nelson Mandela was back home on Sunday after spending a night in hospital for a "scheduled medical checkup", the president's office said.

• Nelson Mandela hospitalised for medical check-up: presidency

  Global peace icon and former statesman Nelson Mandela was hospitalised on Saturday for a "scheduled medical check-up", the presidency said, months after he underwent treatment for lung infection and gallstones.

• File footage on TV sparks tweets over Mandela's health

  A series of tweets mistakenly announced that Nelson Mandela was hospitalised on Friday after a local television channel showed archive footage of his January illness in a review of 2011. South Africa's presidency had to issue an assurance of Mr Mandela's good health at his rural homestead to quell the rumours.