An eclectic mix of world leaders including President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro will eulogize Nelson Mandela before a crowd of nearly 100,000 mourners at a massive memorial ...

Nelson Mandela in 60 Seconds Former South African president committed his life to pursuing social justice. Dec. 5, 2013 -- "My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Nelson Mandela Day is July 18. A decade after Steven Van Zandt's 1985 " Sun City," South Africa hosted and won the Rugby World Cup. Today a new generation of young people know Nelson Mandela ...

Nelson Mandela Day 2025: As the world marks Nelson Mandela International Day 2025, we pause to ask: why does his legacy still matter today?In a time of global conflict, rising authoritarianism ...

The People's Front for Freedom (PFF) leader, Erias Liukwago, has drawn striking parallels between Uganda's long-standing opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye and the late South African icon Nelson ...

Nelson Mandela, 1918–2013: Remembering an Icon of Freedom 9 minute read October 1997, Western Cape Province, South Africa --- Nelson Mandela at Franschoek Pass, his favorite viewpoint.

Reflecting on Robben Island, Nelson Mandela shared: “How do we reflect the fact that the people of South Africa as a whole, together with the international community, turned one of the world’s most ...

Those behind the Nelson Mandela memorial vow that they will not be defeated in honouring his legacy despite another vandalism ...

Two months before Mandela died, Francois Pienaar, who captained South Africa to victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup (with President Mandela wearing his jersey in the audience), reflected on the ...