For 27 years Nelson Mandela languished in prison for his, at times, violent battle against the South African apartheid regime. Jon Snow visits Robben Island, where he spent much of his incarceration.
The Duke of Cambridge tells ITN the death of Nelson Mandela reminds us of what an “extraordinary and inspiring” man he was.
The world’s most revered statesman, who became a symbol of hope and justice after leading South Africa out of the apartheid era, has died at the age of 95. Channel 4 News looks back at his life.
He was the subject of the most iconic image of the 1976 Soweto riots and has been missing in exile for 37 years. But now authorities believe Mbuyisa Makhubu may have turned up in a Canadian prison.
As charities urge G20 leaders to come good on pledges to fix a “broken” global tax system that hurts developing countries, the economic agenda risks being overshadowed by the war in Syria.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is discharged from hospital and returns home after treatment for a recurring lung infection, but remains in a critical condition, the government confirms.
On what would have been Reeva Steenkamp’s birthday, Oscar Pistorius is formally indicted on a charge of murdering her and a trial date is set for March 2014.
Nelson Mandela’s health is gradually improving, South African President Jacob Zuma says, in the first government update on his health in two weeks.
A magistrate rules that honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani should be extradited to South Africa to face trial over his wife’s death.
Former South African president Nelson Mandela, who has been critically ill in hospital for five weeks, turns 95 on Thursday.
Members of the African National Congress youth league celebrate the upcoming birthday of Nelson Mandela on 18 July.
Channel 4 Dispatches footage reveals disturbing evidence of alleged police brutality against the striking miners in South Africa’s Marikana last year. Warning: video contains very distressing images.
After losing a court battle over family remains Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla accuses members of the clan of jumping “on a Mandela wagon.”
Jonathan Miller
Like Phil, the hard-bitten weatherman in the film Groundhog Day, Jonathan Miller finds himself reliving events as journalists gather day after day at the clinic where Nelson Mandela lies, critically ill.
Jon Snow
As Nelson Mandela begins his fourth week in hospital, the deepening sense of disillusionment with the ruling ANC party is coming to the fore.