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 ...

Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in what was then known as the Union of South Africa, a dominion of the British Empire. Although the majority of the country’s inhabitants were Black, they ...

This week marks the tenth anniversary of the passing of Nelson Mandela. His activism against apartheid sent him to prison for 27 years. After that system of racial segregation came to an end and ...

Beyoncé, Jay-Z to headline Africa festival honouring Nelson Mandela. The Associated Press \| Posted: July 9, 2018 6:26 PM \| Last Updated: July 9, 2018. Dec. 2 concert marks 100th ...

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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Stevie Van Zandt on Nelson Mandela, Anti-Apartheid Anthem ‘Sun City’: ‘We Named Names’ (Q&A) A 1985 break from the E Street Band allowed the guitarist and actor to pull together an all-star record -- ...