The story begins in the early 1960s, when Nelson Mandela spearheaded the fight against the South African government and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Soon, a global anti-apartheid movement ...

JOHANNESBURG - The South African sign language interpreter accused of using "fake" signs at Nelson Mandela's memorial service this week said he suffered a schizophrenic episode at the event during ...

It was a moment many South Africans never believed they’d live to see. On 10 May 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as president of a democratic South Africa, ending the deadly and brutal white ...

The growing anti-apartheid movement press for sanctions. Thatcher, Reagan and others resist, but the stirring protest song Free Nelson Mandela becomes a global anthem for change.

Follow sisters Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway and Swati Dlamini, granddaughters of Nelson Mandela, giving viewers an inside look at their lives, close-knit family and personal aspirations. Follow sisters ...

Young jobless South African graduates protest outside the Union Buildings, the seat of government, in Pretoria. Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images via Getty Images To mark 30 years since South Africa’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Journalist and TV presenter Sir Trevor McDonald rewatches his 1990 interview with Nelson Mandela for ITV News' Reporting History ...

Ahead of this year's Sundance Film Festival, where director Antoine Fuqua will be premiering his new Nelson Mandela documentary, Troublemaker, Collider's Steve Weintraub had the opportunity to talk ...

As part of our "Making A Difference" Special Series, Ryan Silver, Principal of Nelson Mandela Elementary School, sits down with Steve Adubato to highlight this new school in Newark, led by the mission ...

A military fly-past takes place above a statue of former South African president Nelson Mandela shortly after its unveiling at the Union Buildings. MPR News host Angela Davis is heading to South ...