Nelson Mandela is dead

Nelson Mandela is dead

 

December 5, 2013 by farindiya | Edit

 

 

 

 

. We learn with sadness the death of the father of all Africans

 

 

 

the gazette tribute to him and the Republican union of Puteau

 

 

The former South African Nelson Mandela president, who, aged 95, was in critical condition died in Johannesburg. | Barbara Kinney

 

                               

 

"Our beloved Nelson Mandela, the founder of our Republic, is gone", South African president Jacob Zuma, announced this Thursday night at 2245 hours on television. "Our people has lost his father" said the South African president. We owe a debt of gratitude to the Mandela family who sacrificed so much to make our people free.

Nelson Mandela died surrounded by his family, his wife, his former wife Winnie, his children and grandchildren, his companions.

President Jacob Zuma announced a national funeral.

Several members of the family of Nelson Mandela or relatives went this Thursday at his home in Johannesburg, where former South African president aged 95 years is in intensive care and still in critical condition. The Twitter of infos140 wire, police officers come to take a stand, this Thursday evening, at 10.15 pm (French time), around the House.

Two granddaughters of Mandela and a relative of the family, the politician Bantu Holomisa and were seen trying to enter the House in which dozens of cars came drop visitors and military.

The reason for these more numerous venues aisles of habit has not been communicated, but they occur two days after that Makaziwe, the eldest of the children of Mandela still life, indicated for the first time that the hero of the anti-apartheid struggle was "on his deathbed" Although still combative.

"Tata (father) is still with us, very strong, (...)". very brave, even - lack of a better term - on his deathbed. "I believe that he always gives us lessons: lessons in patience, love lessons, lessons of tolerance", she told public television SABC Tuesday.

"My father is fine. He was 95 years old and it is rather fragile. We hope it will stay with us again a good time,"said the younger Mandela daughter, Zindzi, which thrust is reassuring this Thursday evening from London. Despite the State of precarious health of his father, she made the trip to the United Kingdom to attend the first British film drawn from the autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

 

Nelson Mandela is in critical condition for more than five months, according to the South African Presidency, which in its last bulletin on 18 November noted that he always responded to treatment.

 

It fell early in September at his home in critical condition after three months in hospital for recurrent pulmonary infection, likely sequel to 27 years in prison under the white racist regime of apartheid.

 

Questioned Thursday, the Mac Maharaj Presidency spokesman reiterated that "the last update (the bulletin of health of Nelson Mandela) was always".

 

The hero of the anti-apartheid struggle «was not to the better bed home»

 

A grandson, Ndaba, told a local television this week that the hero of the anti-apartheid struggle "was not the best bed in his home".

 

Another grandson, Mandla, did see an appearance in court scheduled Friday in Mthatha, in the South of the country. He is accused of having threatened a motorist with a gun during a traffic jam in October. "He will not appear" Friday, said Luxolo Tyali, spokesman for the Prosecutor's office. "His lawyers have made arrangements so that it appears to the Court December 12", he added, indicating that it was normal when an accused is on the move.

 

His lawyer Matthew Mpahlwa confirmed that Mandla, who is also a member of the ANC, the ruling party, had left the Eastern Cape province in the morning. Then, himself told the South African Agency Sapa not be aware of a family reunion.

 

Mandla is the customary head of Mvezo, the hometown of his grandfather and the main protagonist of a quarrel with the rest of the family. He was charged with violation of graves to have moved the graves of three children of Nelson Mandela in his village, until the charges were recently dropped.