Nelson Mandela had true courage, faith, compassion and lack of bitterness - but he did love a good gossip!

When Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, died in December 2013, the world was united in its celebration of ...

In BBC Radio 4’s podcast, History’s Youngest Heroes, Nicola Coughlan shines a light on extraordinary stories of rebellion, ...

50. Mandela’s served his sentence in three prisons in South Africa: Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison. People all over the world were affected by Nelson Mandela’s death ...

But one discerning top boss with a spare $300,000 will give up creature comforts for a night in the cramped prison cell that was Nelson Mandela's home for 18 years. That is according to organisers ...

Prison and penal reform can involve many different things, but in essence it’s about ensuring that prisons are safe, secure ...

In the winter of 1964, Nelson Mandela arrived on Robben Island where he would spend 18 of his 27 prison years. Confined to a small cell, the floor his bed, a bucket for a toilet, he was forced to ...

while you were in prison you were free, now that you are free don’t become a prisoner.’ Nelson Mandela’s emotions naturally gravitated toward anger and resentment. Whose wouldn’t?

In 1962, Mandela went to jail for almost 30 years. There were protests against Apartheid and calls for his release around the world. In 1990, Nelson Mandela was set free. "Today the majority of ...