First Black President Of South Africa

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.

The life and times of Nelson Mandela

A timeline of the life of former South African president and Nobel laureate, Nelson Mandela.

'Mandela's legacy is never to discount the difference one person can make'

Following the news of the death of former president of South Africa and Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela, US President Barack Obama, this afternoon, delivered a statement on his passing. Read the full text of the statement here.