Thabo Mbeki has entered a legal battle between the government and the families of victims of apartheid-era crimes.

The ANC has acknowledged the possibility of sanctions against the country or its party leaders amid tensions with the USA, ...

South Africa’s rand strengthened on Monday, as gold hit a fresh high and optimism grew over the prospect of an agreement ...

Nelson Mandela’s party suffered a seismic ... Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa and the ANC – and once Mandela’s favorite to succeed him as leader – promised a “new dawn ...

Mandela’s ideal is still part of the ANC’s programme as it struggles to renew itself and regain people’s trust ...

He was given the name Nelson by a school teacher ... July 1991 – Mandela is elected president of the ANC. 1993 – Mandela and de Klerk are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. May 10, 1994 ...

The play about the late former wife of Nelson ... to Mandela during his 27 years in prison. Those controversies ultimately led to her divorce from Mandela, while their African National Congress ...

The ANC’s armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe or MK, which means “spear of the nation,” was founded in 1961 by a group that included the late legendary anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela.

1951 – Becomes president of the ANC Youth League ... 1999 – Mandela leaves office and establishes the Nelson Mandela Foundation. January 19, 2000 – Addresses the UN Security Council ...