JOHANNESBURG -- Nelson Mandela, who became one of the world's most beloved statesmen and a colossus of the 20th century when he emerged from 27 years in prison to negotiate an end to white ...

We have put together a list of Mandela Day events around Gauteng: The Nelson Mandela Foundation and Bassline Fest are hosting ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African officials say they will build a dedicated museum honoring Nelson Mandela’s struggle against apartheid, on the site where he was arrested 49 years ago.

South African President Nelson Mandela, born on July 18, 1918, spent nearly three decades in prison during his struggle against apartheid, before he was released on Feb. 11, 1990. On Dec. 5, 2013, … ...

A video showing Nelson Mandela wearing a Springbok rugby jersey at the 1995 Rugby World Cup final gave the writer his biggest goosebump moment at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg.

Nelson Mandela, who led the fight against apartheid and then pushed for reconciliation as his country’s first black president, died after a prolonged illness Thursday. He was 95.

As former South African President Nelson Mandela undergoes treatment for a recurring lung infection, msnbc'S Chris Jansing toured the Apartheid Museum's exhibit in his name to learn more about the ...

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 ...

Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — Nelson Mandela, who emerged from more than a quarter of a century in prison to steer a troubled African nation to its first multiracial democracy ...

Madikizela-Mandela was born in 1936 and moved to Johannesburg to study social work after graduation. She met lawyer and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela in 1957 and the two married a year later.

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 ...