Nelson Mandela

Your digest of analysis from the British and international press

Presidential candidate’s campaign forced to admit that he was not detained in apartheid South Africa

The former South African anti-apartheid leader would have turned 100 today

System of institutionalised racial segregation and discrimination casts long shadow over the country’s history

Archbishop Desmond Tutu leads tributes to one-time political prisoner and former wife of Nelson Mandela

South African president postpones speech as calls for him to go grow ahead of crucial ANC meeting

Will the ANC continue to dominate the Rainbow Nation’s politics – and what difference will Mandela’s death make?

Mandela's will splits his estate between family, schools, staff and the ANC

Public is free to turn up at huge event attended by 50 world leaders and a host of celebrities

Press intrusion condemned by Makaziwe Mandela as Obama arrives in South Africa

As 94-year-old lies in hospital, bodies of his children are set to be dug up and moved again