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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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 ...
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, ...
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10 museums in South Africa history buffs have to visit
If you're a history enthusiast looking to dive into the incredible history of South Africa, here are 10 of the best museums ...
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Idris Elba details how he spent a night in a South African prison to ready for Nelson Mandela role
which documents Mandela’s 27 years in prison in South Africa. Elba said that before filming started, he “spent the night” in a prison cell on Robben Island, which is the same prison Mandela ...
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Mandela's dream of non-racial, just society still to be realised, says Mac Maharaj
Anti-apartheid activist and Mandela’s friend, Mac Maharaj said South Africa still has to continue to fight for a just and ...
Is it checkmate for South Africa after Trump threats?
Trump said South Africa was pursuing what he called "unjust and immoral practices" against the white minority Afrikaner ...
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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 ... Black president of South Africa from 1994 to ...
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Zuma’s years ‘were a disaster’ for South Africa – Mac Maharaj [VIDEO]
Anti-apartheid activist and the late former president Nelson Mandela’s friend, Mac Maharaj, described former president Jacob ...