Anti Apartheid

The who's who of world leaders to attend Mandela memorial

The memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela on Tuesday is poised to be one of the largest such gatherings in generations with tens of thousands of local mourners and dozens of foreign leaders expected.

In final hours, Mandela was surrounded by friends, family

Bantu Holomisa told The Associated Press that he had been called to Mandela's home on Thursday by the family so he could visit the anti-apartheid icon before he died.

'Mandela once stole couple of uncle's oxen to escape marriage'

Cash-strapped Nelson Mandela, under pressure to get married, once stole a couple of oxen and sold them so that he could run away from home.

Flashback: The day Mandela was released from prison

On Feb. 11, 1990, AP reporter Greg Myre was in Cape Town when Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years. Mandela walked out of Victor Verster prison hand-in-hand with his then wife, Winnie, as people worldwide rejoiced. The momentous event rivaled the fall of the Berlin Wall just a few months earlier as a symbol of newfound freedom.

Will Mandela's death force South Africa to come together once more?

This racially charged country that, on Nelson Mandela's watch, inspired the world by embracing reconciliation in all-race elections in 1994 is again in the global spotlight after the loss of such a towering historical figure. It is a time not just for grief and gratitude, but also a clear-eyed assessment of national strengths and shortcomings in a future without a man who was a guide and comfort to so many.

Preparations begin for Nelson Mandela's state funeral

Mandela, South Africa's liberation hero and the first democratically elected president, died early today at his home in Johannesburg after battling a protracted illness.

A look at Nelson Mandela and his India connection

Nelson Mandela, the icon of the antiapartheid movement, passed away Thursday at his home in Johannesburg. India was his first destination abroad after spending over a quarter of a century behind bars. Here's a look at Mandela’s trips to India and his significant meetings with Indian dignitaries.

Rare photos of South African leader Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela, the first African man to become South Africa's president and the one who bought down the apartheid system, passed away today. Here are some rare pictures of Mandela from when he was a boxer to his rise as a national leader.

Struggle is my life: 16 of Nelson Mandela's memorable quotes

In 1999 Mandela had said: "On my last day I want to know that those who remain behind will say: 'The man who lies here has done his duty for his country and his people'."

In jail, Mandela was a teacher to his mates, "father" to jailers

Apartheid-era South Africa's most feared prison, Robben Island, remains inextricably linked with Nelson Mandela, its most famous inmate who spent decades of hard labour educating his comrades and charming even his granite-hearted jailers.