Madiba spent 18 years as a political prisoner on Robben Island and was later moved to other prisons on the mainland before ...

Nelson Mandela walked out of prison as a free man after 27 years, marking a golden moment in history. On this day in 1979, ...

Reflecting on Nelson Mandela's release, 35 years on, this article explores the profound impact of his leadership on South ...

Participants in the annual 27 For Freedom Race, held at the Drakenstein Correctional Centre (formerly Victor Verster Prison), ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marc Fogel, an American teacher detained in Russia, has been released, the White House announced on Tuesday ...

Anti-apartheid activist and Mandela’s friend, Mac Maharaj said South Africa still has to continue to fight for a just and ...

Idris Elba has opened up about spending a night in prison to prepare for his role as Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. During a recent interview with The Sunday Times, ...

JOHANNESBURG - On this day, 35 years ago, Nelson Mandela was released from prison. South African was on a trajectory that ...

The insurance magnate was a close friend of Nelson Mandela, who he housed after the statesman's divorce in 1992.

The group, which used GiveSendGo for the fundraiser after GoFundMe took down a similar operation, said it reached out to ...

David Johansen, a singer known for his Buster Poindexter alter ego and for founding the punk band New York Dolls, announced ...

Idris Elba says he ‘heard strange noise’s during his night in a South African prison to prepare for his Nelson Mandela role (Getty ... He was released from prison in 1990, four years before ...