An African prince who starred in the classic movie Zulu has described how the film’s star Michael Caine was just a shy young actor on set.

Nelson Mandela guided South Africa from the shackles of apartheid to multi-racial democracy, as an icon of peace and reconciliation who came to embody the struggle for justice globally.

The man known as the African National Congress banker during the struggle against apartheid was convicted today in a corruption scandal likely to affect the political future of his close friend Deputy President Jacob Zuma, who had his eyes set on the top job in 2009.

South Africa’s third all-race election will be held on April 14, President Thabo Mbeki announced in Parliament today.