History Today: When Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years
Nelson Mandela walked out of prison as a free man after 27 years, marking a golden moment in history. On this day in 1979, ...
35 years later, retracing Mandela’s walk to freedom
Participants in the annual 27 For Freedom Race, held at the Drakenstein Correctional Centre (formerly Victor Verster Prison), ...
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35 years since Nelson Mandela's release from prison
Madiba spent 18 years as a political prisoner on Robben Island and was later moved to other prisons on the mainland before his long-awaited release. The Nelson Mandela Museum, in partnership with ...
Nelson Mandela Foundation mourns the passing of South African billionaire Douw Steyn
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has expressed profound sorrow at the news of the passing of South African billionaire Douw ...
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95
Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its ...
Sam Nujoma, anti-apartheid activist and Namibia's first president, dies at 95
Sam Nujoma, the freedom fighter who became Namibia's founding president after leading the country to independence from ...
King pays tribute to Namibia’s first president who has died aged 95
In a statement on Sunday evening, Charles said he and Camilla were ‘profoundly saddened’ to learn of the death of former ...
Anglican Church in South Africa admits failures in handling of sexual abuse claims
The Anglican Church leadership in South Africa has admitted to failing to disclose sexual abuse allegations against its ...
'Visionary' South African businessman Douw Steyn dies
The insurance magnate was a close friend of Nelson Mandela, who he housed after the statesman's divorce in 1992.