The Nelson Mandela Foundation partnered with the University of South Africa to remember Madiba on 6 December 2018, five years after his passing away, at an event headlined by internationally renowned author and activist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (at the podium) delivering a speech in memory of Nelson Mandela. From left to right: journalist Cathy Mohlahlana, who facilitated the discussion, composer Neo Mayanga, and Rhodes scholar and historian Sebabatso Manoeli.
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Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
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Journalist Cathy Mohlahlana, award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, composer Neo Mayanga, and Rhodes scholar and historian Sebabatso Manoeli after the Nelson Mandela Tribute event at which Adichie spoke.
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Activist Graça Machel, University of South Africa Deputy Chairman Busani Ngcaweni, and Unisa Vice-Principal and Chairman Professor Mandla Makhanya.
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Foundation Chairman Njabulo Ndebele (left) with award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and activist Graça Machel (right).
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Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and activist Graça Machel (right) sharing a joke.
Journalist Cathy Mohlahlana, who facilitated a discussion on the importance of memory after award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's speech in memory of Nelson Mandela.
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Nelson Mandela Foundation CE Sello Hatang.
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Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, delivering a speech in memory of Nelson Mandela, said that space for differing narratives needs to be guarded jealously, and suggested that such space is central to Madiba’s legacy.
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Composer Neo Mayanga, who took part in a discussion on the importance of memory after award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's speech in memory of Nelson Mandela.