Steve Biko death investigation reopened

South African authorities have reopened the inquest into the death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko. Debora Patta reports.

• Sep 22, 2025
• 03:15

Probe into anti-apartheid icon Steve Biko's death reopening 48 years later

South Africa's racist apartheid regime said no one was to blame for activist Steve Biko's death in prison. 48 years later, his family wants the truth to come out.

• Sep 12, 2025

Sam Nujoma, anti-apartheid activist and Namibia's first president, dies at 95

Sam Nujoma, the freedom fighter who became Namibia's founding president after leading the country to independence from apartheid South Africa, has died.

• Feb 9, 2025

From the archives: Nelson Mandela on efforts to end apartheid in South Africa

In April of 1991, violence plagued South Africa as politicians debated how to end apartheid. Nelson Mandela joined Face the Nation to discuss the problems facing the country and his opinions of then South African President F.W. de Klerk. Two years later, the men won a joint Nobel Peace Prize. This archival episode may contain themes or use language that differs from modern interpretations.

• Oct 31, 2024
• 23:31

South Africa reelects President Ramaphosa in dramatic coalition deal

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been reelected by lawmakers for a second term after his African National Congress party struck a dramatic late coalition deal with the main opposition and other parties.

• Jun 15, 2024

South African parties agree to form first-ever coalition government

South Africa is to have its first coalition government in the wake of an election that saw the late Nelson Mandela's party lose its majority.

• Jun 14, 2024

Why 30 years of ANC majority rule is over, and what's next for South Africa

The party brought to power in South Africa 30 years ago by Nelson Mandela has lost its mandate. Here's why, and what comes next.

• Jun 3, 2024

Party of Nelson Mandela loses its majority

The African National Congress party, once led by the late Nelson Mandela, has lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since 1994, when it helped bring about the end of apartheid.

• Jun 1, 2024
• 00:21

Mandela's party could lose majority

The first results in South Africa's national election are signaling a major change to the country with the ruling African National Congress, Nelson Mandela's former party, on course to lose the majority it's held for 30 years. BBC News Africa correspondent Barbara Plett Usher joined CBS News with more.

• May 30, 2024
• 02:38

5/2/19: Red and Blue

Barr refuses to testify before House committee; Remembering Nelson Mandela's 1994 victory

• May 2, 2019
• 01:15:55

Ndileka Mandela on climate apartheid

Developing countries are facing some of the most extreme challenges as climate change pushes them deeper into poverty. Ndileka Mandela, head of the Thembekile Mandela Foundation and granddaughter of former South African President Nelson Mandela, joined CBS News to talk about climate apartheid.

• Dec 6, 2023
• 05:40

Nelson Mandela's granddaughter Zoleka Mandela dies of cancer at 43

The Nelson Mandela Foundation lauded Zoleka Mandela for "raising awareness about cancer prevention and her unwavering commitment to breaking down the stigma" around the disease.

• Sep 26, 2023

Nobel Prize stolen from home of South Africa's last apartheid leader

De Klerk received the prize in 1993 alongside anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, for his role in ushering South Africa into democracy.

• Nov 9, 2022

1990: Mandela on time in prison

In February 1990, Nelson Mandela sat down with CBS News and reflected on his time in prison.

• Feb 14, 2019
• 03:10

Prince Harry says global crises demand "brave" leaders, like Nelson Mandela

On Nelson Mandela International Day, the British royal lamented the climate crisis, disinformation and eroding freedoms and called on everyone to "get to work."

• Jul 18, 2022

Boxing champion belt given to Nelson Mandela by Sugar Ray Leonard stolen

It was one of many artifacts inside the Nelson Mandela National Museum, a major tourist attraction for local and international travelers.

• Jul 13, 2022

Forgive but not Forget | 60 Minutes Archive

Desmond Tutu’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission heard testimony from apartheid’s worst criminals in exchange for a chance at amnesty. In 1997, Bob Simon reported on the commission. Tutu was laid to rest today in South Africa.

• Jan 1, 2022
• 14:57

Tributes pour in for Archbishop Desmond Tutu

The world continues to mourn archbishop and anti-apartheid leader Desmond Tutu, who died Sunday at age 90. Ian Lee has the details.

• Dec 27, 2021
• 02:06

The full episode of the CBS Evening News from December 9, 2013

The U.S. Treasury sold off the last of its General Motors shares at a loss to taxpayers of $10 billion; and, when Christo Brand became a guard at Robben Island, he was told he'd be guarding the worst of the worst. But he came to know Nelson Mandela as a kindly gentleman and the prison peacemaker.

• Dec 9, 2013
• 20:34

The full episode of the CBS Evening News from December 10, 2013

More than 90 world leaders were among those who attended a massive memorial service in honor of former South African President Nelson Mandela; and, thousands of South Africans danced and sang in the rain-soaked soccer stadium to mark the passing of Nelson Mandela and pay tribute to the man who was considered the "people's president."

• Dec 10, 2013
• 21:29

Full episode of the CBS Evening News from December 8, 2013

A wintry storm heads for the Northeast and is expected to cause a messy commute to start the work week for much of the I-95 corridor; and, A CBS News crew witnessed South African police gunning down children in a 1985 report from South Africa. The report sparked international condemnation against the apartheid regime and heightened sanctions against the South African government.

• Dec 8, 2013
• 20:22

Full episode of the CBS Evening News from December 7, 2013

A large winter storm bringing crippling ice, snow, and well-below average temperatures is stretching from Texas to the East Coast, stranding air travelers, and making roads dangerous.; and, in cities and communities across South Africa, there are expressions of mourning and remembrance for the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela.

• Dec 7, 2013
• 20:16

The full episode of the CBS Evening News from December 6, 2013

Mourners gathered to honor Nelson Mandela, the father of a multi-racial South Africa. In front of his home in Johannesburg, and his former home in Soweto, there was an explosion of song and dance to remember the former South African president; and, The icy mix that caused so much trouble in Texas and Arkansas has moved into Tennessee and is expected to bring snow and freezing rain from the Ohio River Valley to New England.

• Dec 6, 2013
• 21:24

The full episode of the CBS Evening News from December 11, 2013

The National Transportation Safety Board held a hearing about the crash of Flight 214, which killed three people and raised questions about whether pilots have become too reliant on automated systems; and, after just nine months on the job, Pope Francis has rejuvenated a Catholic Church once mired in scandal.

• Dec 11, 2013
• 21:11

The full episode of the CBS Evening News from December 15, 2013

Transported on a gun carriage to his final resting place, Nelson Mandela's body was buried in his hometown of Qunu. More than 4,000 people attended Mandela's funeral, where tradition played a prominent role in the proceedings. And, for the first time ever, a painting from Pablo Picasso's own collection will be raffled off for charity. "The Man in the Opera Hat" will be raffled off, rather than offered at a big-money auction.

• Dec 15, 2013
• 17:33

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