These are a few lines from the poem "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley, which Nelson Mandela kept on his bare wall in prison. And the lines above, and the poem as a whole are such a beautiful ...

Zoleka Mandela, the granddaughter of late South African leader Nelson Mandela who followed “in her grandfather’s footsteps,” has died after an 11-year battle with cancer that spread ...

On this day in 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years behind bars; CBS News' Bob Simon was there President Obama addressed the massive crowd of mourners assembled to honor ...

You see, in the mind of Dick Cheney, Nelson Mandela, and those whom he led in the African National Congress, were, indeed, terrorists. In 1986, the United States Congress, finally coming to grips ...

The story of Nelson Mandela’s life is well told. Whether through his autobiography “Long Walk To Freedom,” presidential memoir “Dare Not Linger,” numerous biographies, miles of newsprint ...

Former South African President Nelson Mandela actively protested apartheid for most of his life, and he is known for being one of the world's most famous political prisoners. His anti-apartheid ...

Nelson Mandela Day is an annual celebration that remembers the late South African president each year on his birthday. This year marks what would have been the civil rights activist’s 106th ...

Nelson Mandela led the struggle to replace the apartheid regime of South Africa with a multi-racial democracy. Imprisoned for 27 years, in 1994 he went on to become his country's first black ...

James Crawford-Smith is a Newsweek Royal Reporter, based in London, U.K. His focus is reporting on the British royal family and royal fashion. He has covered contemporary and historic issues ...

We celebrate Nelson Mandela International Day every year to shine light on the legacy of a man who changed the 20th century and helped shape the 21st. This is a moment for all to renew with the values ...

Nelson Mandela is revered worldwide and celebrated on July 18, his birthday. But at home, a younger generation is disillusioned with the country, his party and the anti-apartheid leader ...