Freedom through reading This past month, the Nelson Mandela Foundation in collaboration with Literacy4life had our first reading programme for children.
Launching soon: Mandela Day 2023 The official launch of Nelson Mandela International Day 2023 will take place on 20 April 2023 at the Afrika Tikkun…
The power of bondedness On 2 April, we marked the 5th anniversary of the passing of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. As I wrote in my tribute…
Social Bonding Beyond Borders Our calamities and crises are barely ever isolated, writes Foundation CE Sello Hatang in his March newsletter.
Discovery: the 'dompas' – A young person’s perspective The donation of a "dompas", a kind of domestic passport from the apartheid era, to the Nelson Mandela Foundation sparked…
Coalitions, the new normal in South Africa Judging by the recent developments in the Nelson Mandela Bay City Council and the Johannesburg City Council, the questions regarding…
The Murder of Dulcie September and many other Black Female Activists and the Threat Their Legacies Pose "I never met Dulcie September, the murdered Black South African activist, but I feel a connection to her. When I…
Teaching the legacy of Dulcie September and other assassinated anti-racist figures of resistance as poetry for collective liberation PhD candidate Leonard Cortana argues for "other voices and experiences".
Nelson Mandela’s release from prison: 33 years on This year marks 33 years since the release of Nelson Mandela. He was released unconditionally on 11 February 1990, after…
On the (im)possibility of renewal within the ANC On the 8th of January 2023, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the ANC’s annual January 8 statement in Mangaung. This year’s…
Energy crisis: Turning citizens into criminals I was listening to the radio sometime last month when I heard the brilliant Ms Lerato Mbele put all things…
Staying the course through trouble and uncertainty As the year draws to an end, unavoidably, we have to reckon with the December anniversary of Madiba’s passing and…
Tladi Ditshego, Rick Stengel and the writing of Long Walk to Freedom Read the story of how activist Tladi Ditshego and former Time magazine journalist Richard Stengel came to help Nelson Mandela…
Pursuing A Decolonised Agenda for Climate Change- Perspectives from the Global South The climate change discourse has been fraught with denialism and a constant shifting of responsibility. Meanwhile, countries of the Global…
It's untrue, Mr President, that there aren't enough skilled town planners Instead of acknowledging the government's poor performance as it relates to planning, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated South Africa doesn't have…
Did the 'real' Nelson Mandela really die in 1985? Embracing the Global Media and Information Literacy week Being an archivist in the era of disinformation, misinformation and fake news, Zandile Myeka believes her work plays a crucial…
In conversation with Linda Olga Nghatsane about climate-smart agriculture In line with the theme for Nelson Mandela Day and the Nelson Mandela Annual lecture “Do what you can with…
Emergent social bonds Our highlight for October was receiving yet another international award. The Nelson Mandela Foundation was, this time, bestowed with the…
Early childhood development centres’ battle for formalisation hurts the poor A common lament from principals of early childhood development (ECD) centres is that their centre's registration with the government appears…
KuBhubhʼuMhlaba: artist's statement Statement by artist Thato Toeba on his cover for the podcast KuBhubhʼuMhlaba (2022).
