July 18 is Nelson Mandela Day, and in honor of the anti-apartheid activist and first black president of South Africa, we're reliving a famous speech he gave in Cape Town in 1990 after his release ...

Winnie Mandela leaves court after the verdict. Sixty years later, we can now hear more than 300 hours of the trial South Africa's Rivonia Trial, which saw Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid ...

Barack Obama has used his first high-profile speech since stepping down as US president to take swipes at "strongman politics" and politicians' disregard for the facts. His comments are seen as ...

When Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, died in December 2013, the world was united in its celebration of ...

This short film includes extracts of speeches from influential figures such as Martin Luther King, Ghandi and Nelson Mandela demonstrate how powerful speeches can inspire change in public ...