in 1963, mandela was charged with sabotage and conspiracy and sentenced to life imprisonment on robben island of silence and injustice before the inevitable would happen. >> do you believe in apartheid? >> i believe, according to god's will, that the white race should be preserved. >> with south africa's white minority under international sanctions, internal political pressure and the decline of the communist threat, mandela was released from prison in 1990. in '94, he was elected president of the new, free south africa. ♪ there have been very few figures in the entire history of the world as revered or as important as nelson mandela. but the question is, what happens next? ♪ >> johannesburg or joburg or jozi. the largest city by population in south africa, and the economic powerhouse of the country. southwest of johannesburg, soweto. originally an acronym for southwestern townships. now the area is considered a suburb. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> in 2010, south africa played host to the world cup. the black jacks who played for the opening celebration are a soweto based band. they ar

south of a frick kach the anti-apartheid leader spent 27 years locked up, most of that time in robben islandplumbing. he became a symbol, of course, for the fight for freedom and support poured in from around the world. finally, south africa's president took steps to end apart tied and set mandela free. the two leaders shared the nobel peace prize and nelson mandela became south africa's first black president. he died in december at the age of 95, but nelson mandela took a major step on his long walk to freedom, 24 years ago today. >>> when news breaks out, we will break in from the knocks news desk. "your world with neil cavuto" starts now. >>> well, now we know why companies are getting a break under health care law. it is costing them a bundle and a lot of jobs because of this health care law. welcome, everybody, i'm neil cavuto. on top of maybe the real reason another key obama care mandate was put off. this wasn't about delaying a rollout. insiders say this was more about containing a riot. a business riot. businesses just are not remotely ready. they aren't ready this year, they won't