Marking the 30th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela's Return
The 11th of February 2020 will mark the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's return from Victor Verster prison.
To commemorate this moment, the Nelson Mandela Foundation will host three connected events in the Western Cape, all of which will consider the "new prisons of Africa" that have come to define life for many, and focus on how to achieve substantive liberation.
These "prisons" range from the physical prisons that are the site of high levels of incarceration and the failures of restorative justice, to the effective prisons that define our lives, such as the violence that keeps people in their homes and the prisons of the mind that keep people within a particular understanding of themselves.
30th anniversary events
Reunion of members of the original Reception Committee that facilitated Madiba’s return from prison
Reunion of members of the original Reception Committee that facilitated Madiba’s return from prison.
Date: 11 February 2020
Time: 08h00 - 10h30
Venue: Drakenstein Correctional Services (Victor Verster)
The Speech that Birthed a Nation, 30 years on
Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa
Date: 11 February 2020
Time: 14h30-16h30
Venue: Cape Town City Hall balcony
