Nelson Mandela walked out of prison as a free man after 27 years, marking a golden moment in history. On this day in 1979, ...

The insurance magnate was a close friend of Nelson Mandela, who he housed after the statesman's divorce in 1992.

Idris Elba is recalling how he prepared to play Nelson Mandela ... 27 years in prison before serving as the first Black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Mandela died in 2013 at the ...

Following the release of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom in 2013, Elba first shared how he spent a night at the South African prison. Speaking to Oprah Winfrey in December 2013, he said that while he ...

Idris Elba says he ‘heard strange noise’s during his night in a South African prison to prepare for his Nelson Mandela role ... from 1994 to 1999. Mandela died in 2013 at the age of 95.

South African insurance magnate, and friend of former President Nelson Mandela, Douw Steyn has died at the age of 72.

Idris Elba is recalling how he prepared to play Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. "In 2013, when I was preparing to play Nelson Mandela in the film Long Walk to Freedom, I ...

The Nelson Mandela Foundation has expressed profound sorrow at the news of the passing of South African billionaire Douw ...

“Nelson Mandela wore the standard blue overall and boots of the prison service, yet emanated a dignified and firm but friendly presence. With a gallantry that one hardly expected from someone ...

Inside North Carolina prisons, 13 inmates killed themselves last year. Three more died in January. State officials say they ...