The importance of boycotts in sports: the role of the United Nations Special Commitee Against Apartheid Growing up in a home where sport was central to my childhood and adulthood, playing sport of any kind became…
Mandela walks free: 35 years remembered February 11, 2025, marks 35 years since Nelson Mandela walked free from Victor Verster Prison.
Leaving no child behind: working towards an inclusive and resilient way of learning The pursuit of quality and equitable access to education is a central goal for shaping the future of our country…
Are South Africa and the world headed the wrong way? I have some cause to be optimistic at the beginning of 2025 that South Africa is turning the corner on…
Failing South Africa: the Truth Commission 30 years on The Foundation's executive consultant Verne Harris takes a critical look at South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission at the start…
Opinion: Legal challenge to realise equitable land access On the 5th of December 2024, the Nelson Mandela Foundation filed an application in the Western Cape High Court to…
Mandela and land On the anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s passing, we reflect on one of the unfinished aspects of the first administration and…
Gender-based violence through Nelson Mandela’s lens I ask myself when will enough be enough? When will I ever walk down the streets of Johannesburg, Bethlehem or…
The archives reflect The year is slowly drawing to a close and as we try to access our last reserves for that final…
A better world is possible this festive season and beyond As the end of 2024 approaches, the year that lies behind us looks eventful in retrospect, writes Foundation CEO Mbongiseni Bhuthelezi.
Trapped in economic limbo: finding sustainable ways of realising true equity As a young Black woman raised in a township, with the support of a close-knit family of five, access has…
Insights from the 2024 IASA Annual Conference: "Interdisciplinary Connections" The 55th International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) annual conference provided invaluable opportunities for participants to engage with…
A legacy that works I am honoured to address you for the first time as the new CEO of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. As…
The Rainbow Nation ideal: an ever-distant promise The Rainbow Nation is one of South Africa's most distinguishable features, fostered by the concept of "rainbowism" - a concept…
Belonging Through most of this year I have been thinking about the question of belonging, writes the Foundation's acting CEO Verne…
Heritage Day: Botho le Semelo sa Basotho Nomahlozi Ramohloki, the Foundation's Dialogue and Advocacy Coordinator, explores her Basotho heritage.
Where do Africans belong? "Where do Africans belong" was the topic of a 26 September Critical Dialogues panel discussion featuring Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah,…
Realising our shared humanity The theme for the 22nd Annual Lecture to be delivered by Nobel Prize laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, “Realising Our Shared Humanity,”…
Belonging in South Africa Human wellbeing, it could be argued, is unimaginable without a lived sense of belonging somewhere; of having a place one…
Voting: a young man's perspective I had to vote differently on April 29th for change to occur. Like most citizens, I understood that It begins…
