Nelson Mandela was a member of the royal family of the Tembu, a Xhosa-speaking tribe in South Africa. He was given the name Rolihlahla by his people. When he went to school, he was given the ...

Mandela's body to lie in state at Union Buildings ...

Harvey Weinstein on meeting Nelson Mandela at a meal with people from the film industry.

In our lives, we are often like Goldilocks. We make it our life’s goal to be comfortable. We want everything to be just right ...

South Africa announced the death of national icon Nelson Mandela in a somber address late Thursday, December 5 that was instantly beamed around the world. Mandela’s life spanned more than nine decades ...

The actor Idris Elba recounts being on the red carpet for the Mandela film premiere when he found out that the anti-apartheid politician Nelson Mandela had died. Watch the full BBC Select ...

Nelson Mandela was a leader of the African National ... TREVOR MCDONALD: As the world watched on, the state drew back from the death penalty. Instead he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of South Africa. He was given the name Nelson by a school teacher. He was sometimes called ...

In 2010, researcher Fiona Broome coined the term when she discovered that many people believed, as she did, that anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela died in prison in the 1980s. In fact ...

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Anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela's grandson, Mandla Mandela, was denied entry into the United Kingdom over his support for Palestinian militant group Hamas. Mandela was not allowed to travel ...

There were days after her husband's passing when Carolyn Steyn just stared at the ceiling, unable to get out of bed. The only thing holding her up in her time of grief was her NPO, 67 Blankets for ...