The president of the Mandela Institute for Humanity fights to preserve his legacy and supports education as a way to create ...

Robben Island’s 500-year history reads like a depraved thriller, but it’s well worth a visit.

One man spent 12 years by Mandela’s side during his prison term: his guard Christo Brand. Credit: Shutterstock / Adwo Sentenced to life imprisonment in 1962, Nelson Mandela spent 27 years as a ...

A drawing by late South African leader Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island -- where he was held for 18 years -- will be put up for auction in early May in New York. Bonhams, ...

FRANSCHHOEK, South Africa (Reuters) - The image of Nelson Mandela with his fist raised on the day of his release from 27 years in jail has been immortalized in a bronze statue unveiled on Thursday ...

February 11, 1990, is a date that the world will never forget. On this Sunday afternoon, after 27 years, Nelson Mandela walked out of Victor Verster Prison in South Africa. Nelson Mandela was a leader ...

A drawing by late South African president Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island -- where he was held for 18 years -- sold on Thursday in New York for $112,575. "The Cell Door, ...

"The Cell Door, Robben Island" -- completed in 2002 by Nobel peace laureate Nelson Mandela -- sold for $112,575. [AFP] A drawing by late South African president Nelson Mandela of the door of his ...

Idris Elba has opened up about spending a night in prison to prepare for his role as Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. During a recent interview with The Sunday Times, ...

Idris Elba is recalling how he prepared to play Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. “In 2013, when I was preparing to play Nelson Mandela in the film Long Walk to Freedom, I ...