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Nelson Mandela has been ill as of late, which may contribute to the ongoing battle for control of his fortune. One of Mandela’s granddaughters is accusing his longtime friend of  lying on the family, to maintain a grip on the 94-year-old’s companies.

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Nelson Mandela was released from a South African hospital Sunday (April 8) after nearly two weeks of treatment.  Mandela was hospitalized for a lung infection, later revealed to be pneumonia.

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Nelson Mandela was rushed to a South African hospital early Thursday (March 28), and is being treated for a lung infection. This is the second time in recent months that the 94-year-old has been hospitalized for the same ailment.

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An 8-year-old South African boy wed a 61-year-old woman, after he was instructed to do so by the ghost of his ancestor.  Little Sanele Masilela wed Helen Shabangu, who is already married and has five children.

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Henke Pistorius, father of Oscar Pistorius, is accusing the South African government of being racist when it comes to White people. With his “Blade Runner” son free on bail since shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, Henke is fed up with the lack of protection given to White people in the predominately Black country.

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Oscar Pistorius will pay tribute to the girlfriend he shot dead, by way of a private memorial. Pistorius is prepping  his own ceremony for Reeva Steenkamp, tonight.

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The older brother of Oscar Pistorius is facing culpable homicide charges, for hitting a female biker during a fatal car crash. Carl Pistorius is facing 15 years in prison for the 2008 incident.

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The lead investigator in the case building against Oscar Pistorius has a secret of his own: he’s facing attempted murder charges. Hilton Botha is facing charges stemming from a 2011 shooting, which were reinstated after he testified at Pistorius’s bail hearing.

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Oscar Pistorius has explained why he killed his girlfriend of only two months on Valentine’s Day. Pistorius appeared in a South African court Tuesday, asserting that shooting his significant other, Reeva  Steenkamp, was a tragic mistake.

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Things are still not looking good for Oscar Pistorius. A South African newspaper is reporting that a bloody cricket bat was found in the home of the athlete, and was used to smash the skull of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

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Nelson Mandela’s family members have made the leap into reality TV. Two of his granddaughters star in the reality show Being Mandela to premiere on the NBC-owned network, COZI TV, this weekend.

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There’s a new crime epidemic sweeping the country of South Africa— dreadlock theft. A Zimbabwe man traveled to Johannesburg only to have the hair he’d grown for a decade shaved completely off while he was passed out at a party.