https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed As the world mourns Nelson Mandela, The Local looks back at the ties between Sweden and his African National Congress (ANC) party, and how Sweden helped bring the fight for justice in South Africa to a global audience. https://www.thelocal.se/20131206/swedens-role-in-mandelas-anti-apartheid-struggle Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:20:00 +0100 swedens-role-in-mandelas-anti-apartheid-struggle Read what Nelson Mandela said in his speech to Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, when he visited Sweden in the final days of his tenure as president of South Africa in March 1999. https://www.thelocal.se/20131206/nelson-mandela-1999-speech-in-swedens-riksdag Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:21:00 +0100 nelson-mandela-1999-speech-in-swedens-riksdag News that Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, died on Thursday at the age of 95 has sparked an outpouring of remembrance in Sweden and around the world. In a collection of historic images, The Local looks back at Mandela's ties to Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20131206/in-pictures-mandela-and-sweden Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:35:00 +0100 in-pictures-mandela-and-sweden Leaders in Sweden called Nelson Mandela a "role model", adding their voices to a global chorus of praise and remembrance for South Africa's first black president, who died on Thursday at the age of 95. https://www.thelocal.se/20131206/sweden-hails-nelson-mandela-as-a-giant-who-changed-the-world Fri, 06 Dec 2013 08:41:00 +0100 sweden-hails-nelson-mandela-as-a-giant-who-changed-the-world