July 18 marks Nelson Mandela’s 107th birthday, a prominent day in African history. After 67 bittersweet years of striving for freedom and a 27-year imprisonment, Mandela’s persistence and adherence to ...

British actor, musician and DJ Idris Elba was born to immigrant working-class parents – his father was from Sierra Leone, and his mother was born in Ghana. He was brought up in East London before ...

The Toyota Cressida that drove Mandela away from the prison gates was owned by rugby player Makkie Isaacs of Violets Rugby Club.

In 2009, she made her Hollywood debut as Nelson Mandela’s chief of staff Brenda Mazibuko in Clint Eastwood’s film Invictus, which starred Morgan Freeman as Mandela.

The Cressida was cemented into South African car culture when Nelson Mandela was finally released from prison in 1991. Toyota SA provided the blue Cressida which was driven to pick Mandela up from ...

Plummer gave a 20-minute address to the judge in mitigation, in which she cited Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela as examples of people who had been criminalised while fighting ...

Uncover the remarkable legacy of Nelson Mandela. Explore a comprehensive list of his prestigious awards and his books that recognise his fight for freedom and equality. Discover the titles that ...

Josh Wakely's Grace: A Storytelling Co. has secured TV series life rights from Nelson Mandela's estate to create the 30-hour drama series "Mandela." ...

A decade after Nelson Mandela's death, young South Africans are increasingly re-evaluating his legacy.

More than 30 years ago a black teenager called Stephen Lawrence was killed in Eltham, south-east London, in a racist attack. Find out more about him here.