(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 ...

Just in time for International Women's Day, a call for a woman as the UN Secretary-General co-insides with the UNWTO election ...

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A new play about anti-apartheid icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela seeks to highlight the struggles of Black women in South ...

(CNN)-- Whether talking about his time in prison, his struggle against apartheid, his emergence as a global icon or cracking a joke about his career, Nelson Mandela's words often have a resonance ...

St Patrick’s Day will be celebrated in Glasgow today with a parade through the city centre before a family fun day. The festival will celebrate the saint and Glasgow’s Irish community.

Rasool became an active anti-apartheid campaigner, serving time in prison and proudly identifying as a comrade of the country’s first post-apartheid president, Nelson Mandela. He later became a ...

Actress and comedian Elaine C Smith has said it is “quite the honour” to be granted the Freedom of Glasgow as part of the city’s 850th birthday celebrations. The star now has the right to ...

Most professional tennis careers don’t last that long. In that time, Williams had read the autobiography of her hero, Nelson Mandela, “Long Walk to Freedom.” Mandela had died the previous year.