On Tuesday Archbishop Desmond Tutu receives the Templeton prize for his work in "affirming life's spiritual dimension". But the civil rights activist has not said what he will do with the £1.1m award.
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What Mandela's illness tells us
Many struggles across the world have seen in Nelson Mandela's example of forgiveness, leadership and hope a lodestar by which they can win their own struggles.
Nelson Mandela is making "steady progress" after being admitted to hospital on Wednesday night with a recurring lung infection, South African president Jacob Zuma says.
Nelson Mandela, the former South African president, is "responding positively" to treatment after being admitted to a hospital with a recurring lung infection, the government says.
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The UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, discusses violence in South Africa with Channel 4 News, including the "shocking" rate of rape and the shooting of the Marikana miners.
Nelson Mandela has been able to return home after being discharged from a two-week spell in hospital for treatment for a lung infection and gallstones.
South African President Jacob Zuma is re-elected as leader of the country's governing party, the African National Congress.
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As Nelson Mandela recovers in hospital, his political successors are battling over the future leadership of South Africa - and his party's promises are under more scrutiny than ever before.
Former South African president Nelson Mandela has undergone surgery to remove gallstones just days after receiving treatment for a lung infection.
South Africa's former leader Nelson Mandela is admitted to a military hospital for tests although the nation's president told the public there is "no cause for alarm" over the 94-year-old's health.
