When rugby turned professional, well, officially, on August 26th, 1995, two months after Nelson Mandela presented Springbok captain Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis trophy on home soil ...

They say sport and politics should never mix. And in an ideal world they never would. By Brendan Gallagher. We would all ...

Clint Eastwood’s best movies often stand out because of their performances, and these actors excelled in their roles, leaving ...

CAPE TOWN - ANC stalwart and former finance minister Trevor Manuel detailed the events that unfolded when they were informed that Nelson Mandela was due to be released from the Victor Verster Prison.

In 2005, Nelson Mandela delivered a speech in the center of London and called on a new generation to be great. He had three clear demands – to make trade fair, cancel unpayable debt, and increase and ...

Idris Elba says he ‘heard strange noise’s during his night in a South African prison to prepare for his Nelson Mandela role (Getty Images for Paramount Pictu) However, he still took value from ...

For the African National Congress (ANC), the release of Nelson Mandela was a sine ... as quickly as possible.” Botha and Mandela at a later meeting in 1995 Credit: WALTER DHLADHLA A year later ...

Still chosen after all these years “Now, you might be wondering, how can you compare a convicted murderer to Nelson Mandela ... messianic Zionist zealot in 1995. Then, of course, there ...