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…
Nelson Mandela Foundation warns of scam Fraudsters appear to contact people via an online promotion informing them that they are the lucky winners of a “NMF…
Online exhibition marks UDF anniversary Aug 20, 2008 – On this day in 1983, the United Democratic Front was formed to mobilise South Africans in…
KwaLanga community conversation Aug 18, 2008 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation held another event in the series of community conversations in KwaLanga on…
Convening the Mandela Archive August 8, 2008 – The memory resources documenting Nelson Mandela’s life and times are fragmented and geographically scattered, both within…
Kliptown community conversation August 8, 2008 – Despite some resistance from disaffected residents, a group gathers to learn from the past and plan…
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 takes cake to hospice August 4, 2008 – Shortly after receiving birthday cakes from Bafana Bafana and the Springboks (the South African soccer and…
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…
A musical celebration in honour of Madiba July 29, 2008 – Some of Africa’s best artists will perform at a special musical concert to be staged in…
Thaba Nchu community conversation July 28, 2008 – Close to 1 000 people living in the Free State’s Motheo District gathered at Moroka High…
Giyani community conversation July 28, 2008 – Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) Dialogue Programme community conversations series returned to Giyani for a second year…
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…
Foundation gets festive July 18, 2008 –The man at the centre of the occasion may not have been there himself, but that didn’t…
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…
