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Chris Hani received his first military training at a Mamre farm in Cape Town, a new authorised biography by Zakes Mda reveals ...

Have you ever had a memory you’d swear was true, only to find out it never happened? You’re not alone. It’s called the ...

Long Walk To Freedom proves remarkably complete: It’s a dull, glossy, uncomplicated portrait of a man whose personal and political legacy is marked by serene idealism and shrewd calculation. A cursory ...

Hollywood's appetite for turning viral internet horror into theatrical box office gold has only intensified over the past year. What started as a niche ...

Idris Elba’s Mandela journey collides with extraordinary highs and devastating loss. He meets Barack Obama, travels to Mali to pursue his music, and attends the Mandela premiere beside Prince ...

Free yourself. Free others. Serve every day. – the Nelson Mandela Foundation announces FREE – an ambitious international publishing, film and exhibition project bringing together fifty remarkable ...

On the rolling hills of South Africa’s Eastern Cape, Qunu remains a small rural village, much as it was when Nelson Mandela spent his childhood there. There are no grand city streets or imposing ...

During his 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela’s most powerful tools were a pen and paper. Well before he became South Africa's first Black president in 1994, Mandela was leading the fight against ...

In an abrupt move, Mandela Barnes ended his campaign for governor Thursday. He made the announcement in a social media post. "Last night I had a very difficult conversation with my staff," Barnes said ...

Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes dropped out of the crowded Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor on Thursday, as progressive state lawmaker Francesca Hong surges in the polls. “It’s become very ...