Mostly everything else, though, is dreadful. I was working in London when then mayor Ken Livingstone campaigned for a Mandela statue to be erected on Trafalgar Square. That piece, by Ian Walters, was ...

Is this central London's least noticed statue? Always look up! It's a cliché in London, but it really can pay off. A good case in point can be seen along Horseferry Road in Westminster.

The Mandela effect refers to the experience of a false memory that is shared by many people. In 2010, researcher Fiona Broome coined the term when she discovered that many people believed ...

Trevor Grundy writes that the late ANC President's secret membership of the SACP among the topics likely to be discussed Fresh insight into Nelson Mandela's early commitment to Communism at "Myths and ...

In the winter of 1964, Nelson Mandela arrived on Robben Island where he would spend 18 of his 27 prison years. Confined to a small cell, the floor his bed, a bucket for a toilet, he was forced to ...

This famous London tourist destination has plenty of cinemas, theatres, bars, clubs and restaurants. The statue of a winged archer in a pose with his bow sits atop ... disaster and monuments honouring ...

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PIC1|The UK-based global anti-poverty campaign "Make Poverty History" will be strengthened by the support of Nelson Mandela who is going to visit London for a public address next month. On Thursday ...