At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... his schoolmistress gives him the name “Nelson”. 1927: Mandela’s father dies of tuberculosis. Jongintaba Dalindyebo ...

Video montage: Scenes from the funeral As the casket made its way to the burial site some took pictures ... history" for his fight against apartheid. Following a week of commemorations Nelson ...

Rolihlahla “Nelson” Mandela was besotted with Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela. Never mind that he was 38 and she just 20, or that he was married with three small children and a series of ...

Newsround's Ricky is in South Africa, talking to children ... sees Mandela as a "global icon, partly because he symbolises peace." South Africa is preparing to say a final goodbye to Nelson ...