Sunderland’s new partnership with The Nelson Mandela Foundation is not under threat following the appointment of Paolo Di Canio, the organisation confirmed today.

Nelson Mandela has given his backing to the controversial decision to free the Lockerbie bomber, it emerged today.

Nelson Mandela today threw his full weight behind South Africa’s bid to stage the 2010 World Cup, insisting the tournament would finally bury the memories of the international isolation of the apartheid years.

NELSON MANDELA gave his backing yesterday to a music-led campaign aimed at raising awareness of the devastating impact of AIDS in Africa.

Nelson Mandela gave his backing today to a music-led campaign aimed at raising awareness of the devastating impact of Aids in Africa.