The South African sign language interpreter accused of faking gestures during the memorial service for Nelson Mandela has spoken out for the first time to defend what he called a “champion” ...

NBC NEWS — Deaf people watching the Nelson Mandela memorial were bemused and shocked by a “fake” sign language interpreter on stage whose gestures were unintelligible, activists said Wednesday. The ...

The sign language interpreter widely criticized as a "fake" for his performance at Nelson Mandela's memorial service in South Africa says he suffered a schizophrenic episode while on stage, a South ...

There's outrage among many in the deaf community over the appearance on stage Tuesday of a man who they say was only pretending to do sign language interpretation as President Obama and other world ...

Deaf viewers of Nelson Mandela's memorial service have complained that the official sign language interpreter was inept. The Deaf Federation of South Africa told the BBC the man's signs were ...

The sign language interpreter accused of using fake hand signals at Nelson Mandela's memorial has said he suffered a schizophrenic episode. Thamsanqa Jantjie told South African media he "started ...

The eyes of the world were fixed on South Africa as global citizens united to honour the legacy of Nelson Mandela on December 11, 2013. Yet, amidst the profound tributes, a bizarre security and ...

Updated: Dec. 12, 7:30 a.m. The sign language interpreter who outraged deaf people around the world with his nonsensical miming during the Nelson Mandela memorial service has blamed his actions on a ...

This past week I've deliberately not watched or read too much about Nelson Mandela. I grieved him when he was ill a while back and so when he actually died, it was as if that was the second shoe ...

A man who appeared to provide sign language interpretation on stage for Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, attended by scores of heads of state, was a “fake,” the national director of the Deaf ...