Nelson Mandela's words often have a resonance far beyond their original context. Here are a few of his memorable quotes. On his freedom struggle: "I have walked that long road to freedom.

There are several sites that serve as stark reminders of South Africa’s history and why we celebrate Human Rights Day – take ...

Follows the life of Nelson Mandela and his fight for freedom - from his childhood, to his 27 years in prison before becoming president and working to rebuild South Africa's once segregated society.

Yoweri Museveni’s most formidable challenger refuses to be silenced and remains on the frontline of protest Index has released a special collection of apartheid-era articles from the Index on ...

April 2, 1985 – Black-Jewish Freedom Seders ... February 11, 1990 – Nelson Mandela freed from prison, four years to the day after Sharansky. World Jewry “reacts with elation“ February ...

Nelson Mandela is a South African lawyer who joins the African National Congress in the 1940s when the law under the Apartheid system's brutal tyranny proves useless for his people. Forced to ...

Nelson Mandela was a famous leader. A man who went from being a prisoner to a President and became an inspiration to people all over the world! Mandela was born in 1918 in South Africa.

TREVOR MCDONALD: In the 1940s South Africa was under apartheid rule: the doctrine that white people were somehow superior to Black people. The white police force sometimes tortured and killed the ...