Twenty years on: Where is truth and reconciliation? On 31 October 1998 Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), handed the Commission’s report to…
Nurture our children for SA’s future Over a rickety ramp and past prefabricated walls, we are greeted by eager eyes. Two small makeshift structures house the…
Building the South Africa we want For over a decade during his tenure as a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF), the late Ahmed Kathrada…
It is in our hands As our celebration of Nelson Mandela’s centenary kicks into high gear, there is also need to pause and reflect.
From flames to freedom The violence erupting across many of the country’s poorest provinces and areas signals the damage that both apartheid and recent…
To find freedom we must turn to the past Did we find freedom on 27 April 1994? What did this moment mean for the undoing of centuries of colonial…
Mother of the Nation The passing away of Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was a devastating blow for us at the Nelson Mandela Foundation. She was…
South Africa is at a pivotal point February 2018 was a momentous month for our country by any standards. At last President Jacob Zuma stepped down. Parliament…
The year of Nelson Mandela's centenary As an organisation with a clear mandate to promote the legacy of Nelson Mandela, the Nelson Mandela Foundation carries a…
Democracy's been captured – we need a new vision for change Madiba was a fighter. This fighting spirit was harnessed and was one of those who formed the ANC's armed wing…
Let's find ways to dream freedom anew More than two decades after the advent of democracy in South Africa, the legacy of former president Nelson Mandela sits…
Silenced voices a rejection of our Constitution Somewhere in South Africa a six-month-old baby cannot say she is being consistently raped by her grandfather. In another community…
Transformation without delegitimisation Over the past few weeks, the region has been moved by the deaths of a number of activists and liberation…
Tears of the nation Over the past few weeks, following a spate of horrific killings, rapes and mutilations of women, the “hidden” war against…
Mandela’s economic legacy The Nelson Mandela Foundation has long grappled with the complex legacy of our founder. In recent years, a slowing economy,…
Nelson Mandela Foundation: South Africa’s constitutional democracy is under threat Today it is clear that our country’s constitutional democracy is under threat and its political process in crisis.
What’s in a name? It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our Uncle Kathy. From the formation of the Nelson Mandela…
Media Statement: Honour Kathrada, defend our democracy The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and Nelson Mandela Foundation are shocked and deeply saddened by the unilateral announcement by the Presidency…
Philanthrophy needs to stop being about rich people An excerpt of a talk given by Nicolette Naylor at the Nelson Mandela Foundation
The Gates effect: Social entrepreneurship reframes charity Civil society is the cornerstone of developing societies. It provides services that government and business can’t, and strives for equality…
