Nelson Mandela’s speeches in 2008 Oct 31, 2008 – As we near the end of 2008 and the celebrations for Mr Mandela’s 90th birthday have…
Billy Nair passes away Oct 23, 2008 – Veteran anti-apartheid activist and former political prisoner, Billy Nair, passed away on Thursday, October 23, at…
Madiba’s sympathy with family of Nzimeni Elliot Mfaxa Oct 21, 2008 – One of the former 1956 Treason Trialists who took part in a reunion with Nelson Mandela…
Madiba mourns the death of Esther Barsel Oct 8, 2008 – Almost three months to the day after joining her old friend and comrade, Nelson Mandela and…
Food and comics tell Mr Mandela’s story Oct 1, 2008 – Nelson Mandela must be one of the best-documented historical figures internationally, with no shortage of reading…
Madiba receives June 16 commemorative statue Sept 30, 2008 – Former President Nelson Mandela was today presented with a statue from Antoinette Sithole, the sister of…
Competition winners meet their heroes Sept 23, 2008 – Twelve learners from across South Africa, who were winners in a competition about Nelson Mandela and…
Nelson Mandela meets with U-12 soccer team Aug 27, 2008 – Nelson Mandela today met young South African soccer champions from Bree Primary School in Mayfair, Johannesburg,…
Nelson Mandela statue unveiled in Cape Town Nelson Mandela, his family, friends and supporters, braved a downpour to witness the unveiling of a statue of him at…
Online exhibition marks UDF anniversary Aug 20, 2008 – On this day in 1983, the United Democratic Front was formed to mobilise South Africans in…
Convening the Mandela Archive August 8, 2008 – The memory resources documenting Nelson Mandela’s life and times are fragmented and geographically scattered, both within…
Madiba enjoys children’s cards August 5, 2008 – Nelson Mandela took time today to view an exhibition of some of the thousands of hand-drawn…
Nelson Mandela addresses ANC rally to celebrate his 90th birthday President of the African National Congress, Comrade Jacob Zuma President of the Republic of South Africa, Comrade Thabo Mbeki Leadership…
Mail bag full of birthday cards August 1, 2008 – A group of 20 of the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s staff has been sorting through hundreds of…
Foundation comments on draft secrecy legislation July 31, 2008 – Parliament’s public hearings on government’s draft Protection of Information Bill began this week. The Foundation’s Memory…
Remembering resistance July 24, 2008 – A booklet recording the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s dialogue for apartheid-era trialists has been published. The surviving…
The lost letter July 22, 2008 – In May 2008, Ruth Muller, one of the Nelson Mandela Foundation archivists working with Mr Mandela’s…
Madiba’s birthday message July 18, 2008 – Mr Mandela gave this message to the world: “There are many people in South Africa who…
Message book has work to do July 18, 2008 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) is to publish an authorised book of messages for Mr Mandela’s…
