Here is a look at the life of Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of South Africa. He was given the name Nelson by a school teacher. He was sometimes called Madiba ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new play about anti-apartheid icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela seeks to highlight the struggles of Black ...

Mandela was called both “the world’s most famous political prisoner” and “South Africa’s Great Black Hope.” 1941-1943 – Mandela meets Walter Sisulu, who helps him get a job at the law firm of Witkin, ...