He who does not live to serve, is not fit to live” Nelson Mandela’s life was defined by a struggle that took him from ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Nelson Mandela guided South Africa from the shackles of apartheid to multi-racial democracy, as an icon of peace and reconciliation who came to embody the struggle for justice ...

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Navi Pillay more recently led the UN commission investigating the war in Gaza.

Three decades ago, South Africa held its first democratic election, closing the door on the apartheid era. And Nelson Mandela was elected its first Black president. Today, the country is still led by ...

Although Mandela had been frail and ailing for nearly a year, President Jacob Zuma’s announcement late Thursday of the death of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate shook South Africa. Tributes began ...

When Nelson Mandela’s death was announced Thursday night, in the rush to publish something about him several Italian newspapers made the unfortunate mistake of describing him as “the father of ...

Navi Pillay’s legal career during apartheid included defending activists and securing rights for political prisoners on ...

Nelson Mandela takes the oath as South Africa’s president in Pretoria on 10 May 1994. Walter Dhladhla/AFP via Getty Images When Nelson Mandela stood in front of the Union Buildings in Pretoria in May ...

Quote of the day: Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison for opposing apartheid, then walked out and became South Africa’s ...

FW de Klerk, the last leader of apartheid-era South Africa who shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela after working to end racial segregation in the country, has died at 85, his foundation ...