Media Statement: Hate Speech and Displays of the Apartheid Flag On 11 May 2022, South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeals will be hearing an appeal against a 2019 ruling by…
The importance of education to Madiba A letter Nelson Mandela wrote from Robben Island in 1970 portrays how much Madiba valued education.
Building a new politics from the ground up This year, Freedom Day arrived amid a crisis of political accountability. By now, the headlines are familiar—the most recent elections…
Announcing the 2022 Dialogue & Advocacy Fellow: Luveshni Odayar The recipient of the 2022 Dialogue and Advocacy Fellowship is Luveshni Odayar. Luveshni holds an MSc in Sustainable Development and…
Taiwan's Soochow University hands Mandela documents to Foundation Representatives from Soochow University, the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy as well as the Taiwanese Embassy to South Africa attended as…
One blow too many For the Foundation, the month of April has been dominated by the most catastrophic flooding in almost three decades, which…
Archive, ghosts and justice: Exhibition opening and panel discussion On the 13th of April, 2022, the Archive at the Centre of Memory, an initiative of the Nelson Mandela Foundation,…
Invitation to Cover: Exhibition Opening – Reality Check: Walter Sisulu – Accused #2 The Archive at the Centre of Memory will be opening a new virtual reality exhibition titled, "Reality Check: Walter Sisulu…
From othering to belonging Foundation CE Sello Hatang reflects on human migration and its causes, and on xenophobia and reactions to refugees, in South…
My year at the Nelson Mandela Foundation Philile Dlamini, an intern in the Foundation's Dialogue & Advocacy department, reflects on her year working at the Foundation.
Reflections – my journey as an archive intern Archive intern Shanty Joy Fisher reflects on her time at the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Dr Sebabatso Manoeli-Lesame to take on role as AFRE executive director in June 2022 Dr Sebabatso Manoeli-Lesame, Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity's current deputy executive director, will take the helm of the organisation in…
Media Statement: Foundation sends condolences on the passing of Luzuko Koti It was with sadness and shock that the Board and staff of the Nelson Mandela Foundation heard of the untimely…
Media Advisory: Passing the Baton - Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity announces Dr Sebabatso Manoeli-Lesame as Executive Director Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity announces Dr Sebabatso Manoeli-Lesame as Executive Director
Anant Singh in conversation with Caiphus Semenya and Gcina Mhlope at Sanctuary Mandela On the 8th of March 2022, the Nelson Mandela Foundation hosted an event to promote the recently published memoir of…
Early childhood development centre construction in Winnie Madikizela-Mandela municipality The Nelson Mandela Foundation has successfully fundraised for the upgrading of three early childhood development centres in the Winnie Madikizela-Mandela…
Unthere Anti-vaxxers The Foundation's Kneo Mokgopa explores the organisation's decision to impose a vaccine mandate.
Media Statement: Ukraine The Nelson Mandela Foundation has been following closely the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces. We are grieving for…
A "wonderfully creepy" ode to film restoration Netflix's "wonderfully creepy" "Archive 81" is a welcome inducement to study archiving.
Time to rise to the challenge If the rule of law is to hold in our country, and if the social fabric is to begin reweaving…
