Nelson Mandela walked out of prison as a free man after 27 years, marking a golden moment in history. On this day in 1979, ...

Tensions ran high at Nelson Mandela University today, on the first day of the academic year, as students engaged in a dangerous protest, blocking entrances to the North and South campuses with burning ...

Participants in the annual 27 For Freedom Race, held at the Drakenstein Correctional Centre (formerly Victor Verster Prison), ...

KwaNobuhle councillor urges residents to attend ward meetings A protest erupted in ward 46 in KwaNobuhle township, Kariega, on Tuesday morning, because over 300 households have not had electricity for ...

Nelson Mandela, whose successful struggle against ... he was expelled for participating in student protests. 24. In university, Mandela thought he would pursue a career as an interpreter or ...

Government discourages violent actions. Peaceful protests marked Nelson Mandela’s time as a lawyer and activist. It’s important to say it responsibly. You can say what you need to, without ...

The beginning of the academic year in South Africa is traditionally a period marked by student protests, as longstanding ...

On Feb. 11, 1990, South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in prison. (Mandela would be ...

In 1962, Mandela went to jail for almost 30 years. There were protests against Apartheid and calls for his release around the world. In 1990, Nelson Mandela was set free. "Today the majority of ...

Nelson Mandela is a South African lawyer who joins ... Forced to abandon peaceful protest for armed resistance after the Sharpeville Massacre, Mandela pays the price when he and his comrades ...