The day reinforces values like fairness, reconciliation and dignity for all. • Personal responsibility. It reminds us that everyone has the power to make a meaningful difference. • A celebration of ...

The South African rand edged up in early trade on Friday as investors turned their attention to the final day of the two-day ...

Nelson Mandela, who battled apartheid in South Africa before becoming its first democratic leader, died at his home in South Africa after several months of ongoing health problems. He was 95.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Flags were lowered to half-staff and people in black townships, in upscale mostly white suburbs and in South Africa's vast rural grasslands commemorated Nelson Mandela with ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new play about anti-apartheid icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela seeks to highlight the struggles of Black women in South Africa who had to wait years for their husbands ...

Mandela, 31, has grown increasingly critical of his great-grandfather's party, the African National Congress (ANC), over the years calling it a "barrier to true freedom." ...

At the height of apartheid, Madikizela-Mandela was one of the most recognizable faces of South Africa’s liberation struggle while her husband and other freedom fighters spent decades in prison.

A South African play about Winnie Madikizela-Mandela explores Black women's long wait for absent men - A new play about anti-apartheid icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela seeks to highlight the ...

The cast members perform during a rehearsal of a theatre play called "The Cry of Winnie Mandela" at Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) ...