Nelson Mandela

Largest Ever Portrait Of Nelson Mandela Marks His 95th Birthday

The Huffington Post UK | Matthew Tucker | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK Entertainment

He's a huge name with a big chapter in the history books - now the largest ever portrait of Nelson Mandela is to go on sale, priced at a handsome £19...

Drinking Poison for Peace

Ilco van der Linde | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK Politics
Ilco van der Linde

Last week Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan looked back on the first weeks of peace talks with the Kurds and happily stated that it had turned into an 'extremely resolved journey of hope'. Could this be a true reflection of what's really going on?

Pictures Of The Day: 30th April 2013

Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza, Matthew Tucker | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK

The Huffington Post pictures of the day brings you the very best images from around the world chosen by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Matthew...

WATCH: Mandela 'In Good Health'?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 29.04.2013 | UK

Quesitons have been raised about the true state of Nelson Mandela's health since he was discharged from hospital. On Monday the former president of...

Thatcher is Dead, but Thatcherism Is Alive

Giovanni Vimercati | Posted 09.04.2013 | UK Politics
Giovanni Vimercati

What remains for all of us to face up to is her political and economic heritage, for Thatcher might be dead, but Thatcherism is alive and well. And its reach was never more ubiquitous as is it today. In her very own words, Thatcher affirmed individual gain above collective benefit when she said: "There is no such thing as society."

Nelson Mandela Discharged From Hospital

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.04.2013 | UK

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for pneumonia. There had been fears for t...

Pictures Of The Day: 2nd April 2013

Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza, Matthew Tucker | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK

The Huffington Post pictures of the day brings you the very best images from around the world chosen by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Matthew...

Nelson Mandela Hospitalised

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.04.2013 | UK

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection. Nelson Mandela is back in hospit...

The South Africa Diaries - Part III

June Sun | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
June Sun

The sun was shining, and Cape Town looked so beautiful from up high. I no longer doubted how much I loved this country, and how much it taught me. For giving me this gift that can never be robbed, I am grateful to the Gladstone Memorial Trust.

First Picture Of Mandela Emerges Since Hospital Scare

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.02.2013 | UK

After spending the end of last year in hospital with a lung infection and gall stones, Nelson Mandela looks like he is recovering well and in far bett...

Nelson Mandela 'In Good Spirits' On Christmas Day

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 25.12.2012 | UK

Nelson Mandela was in "good spirits" on Christmas morning, South African President Jacob Zuma has revealed. Zuma joined Mandela's wife Graca Mache...

RSC's African Caesar - A Production With Flying Colours

Annie Martirosyan | Posted 20.02.2013 | Home
Annie Martirosyan

It is a wonder how natural Shakespeare's timeless language gushes from the mouths of the "black Romans" in semi-modernised costumes. If Julius Caesar were the only play the phenomenal Gregory Doran had ever directed, he would still contend for the title of the best Shakespeare director ever.

The South Africa Diaries - Part I

June Sun | Posted 19.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education
June Sun

Safari, for me, was by equal measures amazing and surreal. But there was nothing out of the ordinary safari story - until our last night. We went on a night drive in the hopes of seeing some of the night cats out hunting, but to no avail.

His Sparkle Is 'Fading'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.12.2012 | UK

Nelson Mandela, the former South African president, is suffering from a recurring lung infection but is responding to treatment, officials said on Tue...

Pictures Of The Day Live: 10th December 2012

Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza, Matthew Tucker | Posted 08.02.2013 | UK

The Huffington Post picture desk live bringing you the best pictures of the day from around the world chosen by our very own photo editors. We woul...

Nelson Mandela In Hospital for Tests

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 08.12.2012 | UK

Former South African leader Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital to undergo tests, according to the country's president, Jacob Zuma. The 94...

Nelson Mandela: Former South African President's Life In Pictures

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 15.10.2012 | UK

Nelson Mandela: Former South African President Pictured On 94th Birthday (PICTURES) SEE ALSO: Nelson Mandela Pictured With Bill Clinton On Eve Of...

Sakharov Prize: Giving a Voice to the Repressed

European Parliament Web Team | Posted 24.11.2012 | UK Politics
European Parliament Web Team

The first Sakharov prize was awarded to Nelson Mandela, who was also the first of the winners to have been incarcerated. He served 27 years in prison as part of his struggle against apartheid in South Africa.

ANC: End of the Party?

Damon Boughen | Posted 13.09.2012 | UK
Damon Boughen

The cracks in the dusty earth at the Marikana mine have come to represent so much more. They have come to symbolise not only the cracks in the ANC, bu...

Fate Often Moves With Ironic Steps

Caroline Elliot | Posted 19.09.2012 | UK Sport
Caroline Elliot

Recently the world's most valuable sports team plays a friendly match at a South African stadium whose construction overlapped with large numbers of poor people being forced into housing which some brand a concentration camp.

My Pledge for Nelson Mandela's Birthday

Adrian Lovett | Posted 17.09.2012 | UK Politics
Adrian Lovett

This week we celebrated Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday and it is a time for us to reflect on the achievements of the great man. I was lucky enough to share a stage with him in Trafalgar Square in 2005 for Make Poverty History. Today we still share a belief that what we pledged to do that day can be achieved.

Nelson Mandela Pictured On 94th Birthday

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 18.07.2012 | UK

Nelson Mandela was pictured today celebrating his 94th birthday at his South African home. The Nobel peace laureate, who spent 27 years in prison ...

Nelson Mandela Pictured With Bill Clinton On Eve Of 94th Birthday (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 16.09.2012 | UK

Former American president Bill Clinton paid a visit to Nelson Mandela on the eve of the Nobel peace laureate's 94th birthday. Mandela, who became ...

GALLERY: Mandela With Sportsmen

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 18.07.2012 | UK Sport

Nelson Mandela celebrates his 94th birthday today, which makes it apt to recall the plethora of sporting greats who have enjoyed the company of the gr...

Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela!

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 18.07.2012 | UK

Celebrations are taking place across the world to mark Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday. A Nobel peace laureate, Mandela spent 27 years in prison ...