The funeral has been held of South Africa's first black President Nelson Mandela, who died on 5 December aged 95. Mr Mandela has been hailed as "a giant of history" for his fight against apartheid.

In the hours after Nelson Mandela passed away, hundreds of people gathered outside of his home in Johannesburg. Some bowed their heads in mourning, while others sang and danced in joyous celebration ...

MTHATHA, South Africa – Thousands of mourners lined the streets here to bid a raucous, heartfelt farewell to Nelson Mandela, the former president whose body arrived in this city in his native Eastern ...

As a foreign correspondent for the Washington Post, Lynne Duke, who died April 19, 2013, at the age of 56, covered the late Nelson Mandela’s release from prison in 1990 and his presidency. Her ...

U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the nation Thursday after the death of Nelson Mandela, heralding South Africa’s inspirational freedom fighter: “[Mandela] no longer belongs to us, he belongs to ...

The world woke up to sad news of Nelson Mandela's death when South African President Jacob Zuma addressed the nation on television. Mandela had been in and out of hospital and passed on aged 95. The ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — On Dec. 5, 2013, anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela died. Mandela was South Africa’s first Black president following apartheid domination in the country. “As head of state ...