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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela is a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid and fostering racial reconciliation. An African nationalist and democratic socialist, Mandela served as the President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1991 to 1997..

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18 Jul 1918

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Anti-Apartheid Activist, Former President of South Africa

Noel de Guzman, pictured hiking at Pok Fu Lam Reservoir in Hong Kong, says forest walks help fire his creativity. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

My Life

He finger-painted until it bored him. Then came the fire

The Filipino designer on his sold-out exhibitions in the 1990s, a terrifying incident with a gas canister, and his daily Hong Kong hikes.

13 Oct 2025 - 6:15PM

Israel-Gaza war

Some Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment while being detained in Israel

6 Oct 2025 - 10:58AM

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli naval forces intercept aid flotilla bound for war-torn Gaza

2 Oct 2025 - 3:07PM

Israel-Gaza war

UK police arrest scores of supporters of banned group Palestine Action

Lawmakers had proscribed the group under anti-terrorism legislation after some members broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged planes.

13 Jul 2025 - 2:16AM

Police officers detain a protester during a demonstration in London on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Racism and other prejudice

George Floyd’s uncertain legacy marked in US 5 years on

Police killing of black man George Floyd in 2020 prompted a national reckoning over race and police brutality.

26 May 2025 - 1:23PM

Donald Trump

Trump ambushes South Africa’s Ramaphosa with false ‘white genocide’ claims

US president baselessly alleges mass killings of white South Africans during a tense White House meeting.

22 May 2025 - 12:17PMvideocam

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Explainer | How common is prostate cancer in Hong Kong and what can you do to treat it?

In the wake of ex-US president Joe Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis, the Post takes a closer look at how the disease affects Hongkongers.

20 May 2025 - 1:12AM

According to the Hospital Authority, prostate cancer was the fourth most common in Hong Kong after lung, breast and colorectum cancer as of 2022. Photo: Getty Images

Obituaries

Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies at 95

Nujoma built ties with China, North Korea, Cuba, Russia - some of which had supported his liberation movement by providing arms and training.

10 Feb 2025 - 2:17AM

Music

Why Beyond’s ‘Glorious Years’ became an instant hit in Hong Kong

Inspired by Nelson Mandela, the 1990 song written by frontman Wong Ka-kui was a karaoke favourite that spoke to young people in the city.

29 Dec 2024 - 6:15PMvideocam

South Africa

South Africa announces new government with opposition getting 12 ministries

Announcement of new, multiparty Cabinet came a month after the ANC lost its 30-year political dominance in an election.

1 Jul 2024 - 10:21AM

South Africa

South Africa’s ANC seeks a national unity government

For the first time, South Africa’s African National Congress needs partners to govern after its worst ever election showing.

7 Jun 2024 - 1:45PM

South Africa

Opinion | With fall of ANC, divisive politics darkens South Africa’s rainbow

General dissatisfaction has led to the emergence of parties split along ethnic lines such as Jacob Zuma’s Zulu-based MK and the minority-based Patriotic Alliance.

6 Jun 2024 - 10:07AMvideocam

Africa

South Africa’s ANC loses majority, in partner talks with free-marketeers, Marxists

After 30 years of dominance since Nelson Mandela led it to power in the milestone 1994 elections, the ANC lost its majority in last week’s election. It remains the largest party, but can no longer govern alone.

4 Jun 2024 - 7:04PM

South Africa

South Africa’s Ramaphosa urges rivals find common ground after ANC election bruising

South Africa’s African National Congress has begun talks with rivals to form a government following its worst performance since Nelson Mandela led it to power at the end of apartheid in 1994.

3 Jun 2024 - 1:51PM

Africa

South Africa election ends 3 decades of ANC dominance

With support dropping to 40 per cent of the vote, the legacy party of Nelson Mandela must for the first time share power in a coalition deal.

2 Jun 2024 - 7:13AM

Africa

‘Shift in politics’: ANC on course to lose majority in landmark South Africa vote

South Africa’s ruling ANC was on course to lose its 30-year-old unchallenged majority after voters queued long into the night to cast their ballots, preliminary results and projections showed.

30 May 2024 - 9:17PM

Donald Trump

Trump again likens himself to Nelson Mandela

The ex-US president suggested it would be an ‘honour’ to be jailed for speaking up, as he faces a gag order in his hush money criminal case.

7 Apr 2024 - 1:52PMvideocam

Malala Yousafzai

Taliban rule ‘made girlhood illegal’ in Afghanistan, Malala says

The Nobel Prize winner says many are facing depression and turning to drugs and called for gender apartheid to be made a crime against humanity.

23 Dec 2023 - 12:24PMvideocam

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai takes part in a panel discussion after delivering the 21st Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump

Trump compares himself to Mandela, promises an Iron Dome for US

Former US president Donald Trump cast himself as the victim of federal and state prosecutors he alleges are targeting him and his businesses for political reasons.

24 Oct 2023 - 11:20AM

South Africa

South Africa’s scandal-hit Ramaphosa ‘not resigning’: spokesman

Pressure has mounted this week for Cyril Ramaphosa to quit or be forced from office over the burglary of more than half a million dollars in cash from his farm, which he allegedly covered up.

4 Dec 2022 - 10:10AM

Britain

King Charles welcomes South Africa’s Ramaphosa for first state visit

The South African president called on Britain to support the calls of lower income countries for a reformed global institutional order and climate justice.

23 Nov 2022 - 11:43AM

Britain’s King Charles walks with the President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa at a Ceremonial Welcome in London on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Fashion

‘Not super cool’: the Italian menswear brand for self-made billionaires

Italian menswear brand Stefano Ricci exists in a different realm to most modern high-fashion brands, and by not prioritising young people, it has been able to carve out a niche with ultra-rich older men.

7 Nov 2022 - 4:29PM

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Did she lie? Inside the Meghan Markle and Nelson Mandela fiasco

If you thought the Duchess of Sussex’s Archetype podcast episode didn’t stir enough controversy, wait til you read what she said in her new interview on The Cut …

2 Sep 2022 - 6:00PM

South Africa

South Africa slams auction of Nelson Mandela’s cell key

Authorities say the key to the cell on Robben Island, where the ex-president was jailed for 27 years, belongs to the country’s people.

25 Dec 2021 - 8:58AM

Fame and celebrity

How many of these 16 celebrities did you know were adopted?

Most are familiar with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ story, but did you Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe and former US president Bill Clinton were adopted?

16 Nov 2021 - 6:00AM

Kristin Chenoweth, Jack Nicholson, Marilyn Monroe, and Steve Jobs were all adopted.
Photos: @KChenoweth/Twitter, AP, Getty Images

Africa

FW de Klerk, the last president of apartheid South Africa, dies at 85

In 1990 he announced Nelson Mandela would be released from prison after 27 years; the pair received Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

12 Nov 2021 - 12:52AM

Then South African Deputy President FW de Klerk, right, and South African President Nelson Mandela pose with their Nobel Peace Prize medals in 1993. File photo: AP

Fashion

Interview: Christian Louboutin on why fashion can still make a difference

The most famous shoemaker on the planet spoke exclusively to STYLE about inspiration and why he worked with Sabrina and Idris Elba to make stilettos (and trainers) with a message

9 Sep 2021 - 5:00AM

South Africa

South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa joins post-riot clean-up efforts

The country was gripped by more than a week of chaos that claimed more than 200 lives as looters ransacked shopping centres and groups blocked trade routes.

19 Jul 2021 - 12:37AMvideocam

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