JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Twenty years after Nelson Mandela was freed from prison, South Africa is a vibrant democracy but the millions still living in poverty are now looking for leadership that can tackle its economic problems. Mandela's release on February 11, 1990, after 27 years in apartheid-era jails, set in motion the country's transformation to democracy which culminated in ...

Nelson Mandela, fellow veterans of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle and family have raised glasses of bubbly to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his release from prison. Mandela was released Feb. 11, 1990 after 27 years in prison, most of it spent on Cape Town's Robben Island. In ...

A London auction house is selling a South African flag that flew during Nelson Mandela's inauguration as the country's first black president. Auctioneer Bonhams says the 5 foot by 7 1/2 foot (155 centimeter by 230 centimeter) flag was flown from ...