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), ...
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BREAKING: Escaped Pollsmoor prison inmate rearrested
The Pollsmoor Correctional Centre inmate who escaped from the facility in Cape Town this week, has been rearrested.
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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 ...
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Mandela Day: Re-Watch The Amazing Moment Nelson Mandela Gave His Famous Cape Town Speech
July 18 is Nelson Mandela Day, and in honor of ... we're reliving a famous speech he gave in Cape Town in 1990 after his release from prison. Mandela turns 95 years old on Thursday.
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DEVLOPING: Manhunt launched for escaped Pollsmoor inmate
The Department of Correctional Services has launched a manhunt for an inmate who escaped from the Pollsmoor Correctional ...
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Thirty-five years since Mandela walked out of prison
Mandela walked out of the Victor Verster Prison in the Western Cape on the 11th of February 1990, marking a historic point in ...
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Long walk to freedom | 35 years since Madiba walked out of prison
The Nelson Mandela Museum, in partnership with the Robben Island Museum is commemorating the day in Cape Town.
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Idris Elba Spent 'A Night' in Prison Cell to Prepare to Play Nelson Mandela
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 ...
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Idris Elba Recalls Spending ‘A Night’ in South African Prison to Prepare to Play Nelson Mandela
“In 2013, when I was preparing to play Nelson Mandela in the film Long Walk to Freedom, I spent the night in a prison cell on Robben Island, 12 km outside Cape Town, where Mandela was imprisoned ...
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Idris Elba Spent A Night In Prison Cell To Prep For A Role: ‘It Was A Scary Experience’
Elba explained… In 2013, when I was preparing to play Nelson Mandela in the film Long Walk to Freedom, I spent the night in a prison cell on Robben Island, 12km outside Cape Town, where Mandela ...