LONDON -- I interviewed Nelson Mandela a month after he became president of South Africa at Pretoria’s Union Buildings, the seat of white power for generations. He said a lot of interesting things — ...

The late Ismail Ayob was one of Mandela’s bravest allies but the liberation icon could not overlook what should have been a ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Nelson Mandela, cushioned in the comfortable blur of old age, never knew much about the scandals and corruption that have engulfed the party he believed in and its leader, ...

Nelson Mandela is celebrated worldwide as a symbol of courage, justice, and humanity, but long before he became a revolutionary leader and a global icon, he was a child shaped by simple village life, ...

There are hills to die on, and then there are Mandela Effect hills — where reality warps just enough to make you question if you're living in a glitchy simulation. For example, Queen’s song "We Are ...

Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday on Thursday is a milestone for an icon of equality that under most circumstances would be happily celebrated by South Africans and admirers around the world. Of course, ...

JOHANNESBURG – He emerged into bright winter sunshine, stepped onto the lush field and pulled on a cap. His long-sleeve green rugby jersey was untucked and buttoned right up to the top, a style all ...

As the world mourns the passing of Nelson Mandela, his human side as well as his accomplishments are being celebrated. And when it comes to his joys in life, one of them turns out to be an ...

On a 2010 trip to Johannesburg, I relaxed on South African Airlines and watched the movie “Invictus” starring Morgan Freeman. It was a great way to watch the portrayal of Nelson Mandela’s move to bond ...

Political movements often have their protest music -- a soundtrack of passion and change. But in South Africa, the music seemed to sometimes sustain the movement itself. Nelson Mandela understood this ...

Nelson Mandela, who was jailed for 27 years by a white-minority government as a terrorist and walked free as a septuagenarian to lead South Africa to its first multiracial democracy, dies at 95.

Nelson Mandela was buried Sunday in a garden overlooking Qunu, the ancestral village where he played and herded cows and goats as a child. The garden has been carefully cultivated by landscape ...