At his arrest in August 1962, Nelson Mandela ... our liberation struggle. The contribution of communists in the struggle to achieve the South African freedom has very few parallels in the history of ...

Such is the power of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ... were sentenced to shorter prison terms began to leave the Island. Their spirits were not broken. Many of them rejoined the underground struggle once ...

He likes to describe himself as the Kurdish Nelson Mandela, a leader who enter-ed jail as a convicted terrorist but who turned to peaceful politics. (Mandela returned the favour by saying: ‘I am part ...

In an exciting new journalism effort dedicated to accountability reporting, Daily Maverick officially launches its Nelson Mandela Bay Bureau, and Baywatch, a new newsletter focused on the metro.

The demeaning spectacle of the human zoo comes to mind as one U.S. official after another has traveled to El Salvador for ...

The opener's first fifty of the MSL, and an incisive spell from Dwayne Bravo helped Paarl Rocks to a six-wicket win over Nelson Mandela Bay Giants and secure the third position Dala, Smuts lift ...

Film star and global jetsetter Sophia Loren was jailed for tax evasion by Italian authorities on May 19, 1982. The Italian-born actress returned to her homeland from her Swiss mansion hoping to ...

Prison journalists are fighting for their right to free speech and to hold truth to power, despite facing intimidation, ...

In both cases, the struggle is over – there is no more ... The protest movement reached its zenith in 1988, organising around Nelson Mandela’s 70th birthday. Glasgow had given Mandela the Freedom of ...

Mokgoatlheng had social media buzzing when he decided to mention Nelson Mandela’s name in court. The judge mentioned the former State president while responding to Advocate Charles Mnisi. When ...

Ten men have broken out of a New Orleans jail by escaping through a hole behind a toilet while the lone guard assigned to their cell pod was away getting food. Seven escapees, including murder ...

“My prison cell was nicer, but I didn’t get a whole bookcase,” a person wrote. Some described the property as “scary”, while others lamented the state of the rental market ...