Critics say African National Congress members enrich themselves and their friends using laws meant to empower South Africa’s Black majority.

Transported on a gun carriage to his final resting place, Nelson Mandela's body was buried in his hometown of Qunu. More than 4,000 people attended Mandela's funeral, where tradition played a ...

Nelson Mandela’s legendary fight against South Africa’s apartheid began in his early 30s, around 1950 — two years after the legal mandate for segregation was implemented. Mandela, a young attorney, ...

(CNN) — 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, ...

When South Africa emerged from the shadows of apartheid in 1994, the world looked on in awe. The land of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela — Prisoner 46664 turned President No. 1 — had done the impossible: it ...

The grandson of Nelson Mandela has spoken about his detainment by Israel after taking part in a flotilla delivering aid to ...