CNN — Nelson Mandela was loved and admired the world over -- profiled in books and movies and showered with awards and accolades. But even the most public of personalities have little-known facts ...

Farai Chideya talks with Mac Maharaj, who served 12 years in prison with Nelson Mandela. Maharaj is one of two editorial consultants on the new book Mandela — The Authorized Portrait and is also a ...

Nelson Mandela was a South African revolutionary political figure and activist. Universally praised for publicly spearheading opposition to apartheid, he became the country's first democratically ...

Anthony Sampson, 78, a British journalist and biographer of former South African President Nelson Mandela, died Saturday at his home in Wiltshire, England, of unspecified causes. Most recently a ...

SAN ANTONIO — As I'm writing this column, media pundits who interviewed Nelson Mandela are sharing their experiences and impressions while his country mourns his passing. In an interview with Ted ...