History Today: When Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years
Nelson Mandela walked out of prison as a free man after 27 years, marking a golden moment in history. On this day in 1979, ...
35 years later, retracing Mandela’s walk to freedom
Participants in the annual 27 For Freedom Race, held at the Drakenstein Correctional Centre (formerly Victor Verster Prison), ...
Nelson Mandela Foundation mourns the passing of South African billionaire Douw Steyn
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has expressed profound sorrow at the news of the passing of South African billionaire Douw ...
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Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund warns of crisis as US funding cuts to PEPFAR threatens lives
For years, PEPFAR has been a lifeline, providing essential funding to organisations fighting HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and other life-threatening diseases. But now, restrictions on funding have left ...
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35 years since Nelson Mandela's release from prison
Madiba spent 18 years as a political prisoner on Robben Island and was later moved to other prisons on the mainland before ...
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95
Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its ...
'Visionary' South African businessman Douw Steyn dies
The insurance magnate was a close friend of Nelson Mandela, who he housed after the statesman's divorce in 1992.
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Zuma’s years ‘were a disaster’ for South Africa – Mac Maharaj [VIDEO]
Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen Anti-apartheid activist and the late former president Nelson Mandela’s friend, Mac ...