Media Statement: SACC and historical foundations meet President Cyril Ramaphosa and government delegation on Covid-19 corruption JOHANNESBURG: On Friday September 11, the collective of organisations that had made a moral call against Covid-19 corruption, met a…
Media statement: Nelson Mandela Foundation mourns loss of Adv George Bizos SC The loss of George Bizos is a hard blow for the Nelson Mandela Foundation. We got to know him first…
Nelson Mandela Foundation responds to alleged comments from President Trump on Nelson Mandela The Nelson Mandela Foundation has noted the statements attributed to the US President Donald Trump about African leaders in general…
Media Statement: On the Passing of Activist and Author, Achmat Dangor Achmat Dangor, who passed away on Sunday, was more to the Nelson Mandela Foundation than simply a former chief executive,…
Nelson Mandela Foundation sends condolences on the passing of Jürgen Schadeberg The Foundation's Razia Saleh remembers South African photographer Jürgen Schadeberg, who passed away on 30 August.
Vangasali – Making sure everyone counts The Vangasali campaign was launched on the 2nd of June 2020 as part of Child Protection Week. Vangasali is a Xitsonga phrase meaning No…
Needed: A new social contract Foundation CE Sello Hatang writes of South Africa's need for social healing to mend the tears caused by patriarchy, corruption,…
Lakhal'ixilongo - pursuing a new kind of politics The deaths of Zindziswa Mandela — a diplomat, activist and daughter of Nelson and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela — and that of…
Digitising the archive Over the past few years, the Archive team has been working at digitising and cataloguing both the collections under the…
Mapping of early childhood development centres in Mbizana Having a better understanding regarding the spread and quality of Early Childhood Development (ECD) provisioning in the country will enable…
Professor Njabulo Ndebele on corruption during the pandemic We believe that corruption flourishes in the absence of accountability, transparency and good record-keeping, Foundation chairman, Professor Njabulo Ndebele told…
Media statement: Each 1 Feed 1 Voucher System The COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten livelihoods and increase the impact of food insecurity in vulnerable communities. As many South…
Media Statement: Governance and the Social Contract within a Changing International Context - Making Universal Healthcare, Universal (Panel discussion ) “Covid-19 has laid bare the structures which condemn millions of people in Africa to lives of what Frantz Fanon called…
Invitation to Cover: Post Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture Dialogue: Making Universal Healthcare Universal The Nelson Mandela Foundation with the support of ABSA and the Hanns Siedel Foundation will be convening a panel discussion…
Oh Jehova! Not another ‘rupture’ – the ‘new normal’ petit bourgeois revolution If anything, the Covid-19 crisis in South Africa should animate an intersectional, inclusive and revolutionary intention to rebuild the means by…
#MyCovid19Story – Being an archivist during a world pandemic In light of the impacts of Covid-19, as an archivist at the Nelson Mandela Foundation I had to quickly adapt to…
20 Changemakers: the 2020 Atlantic Fellows NEW YORK, NY — In the wake of unfolding health and economic crises across the globe, and rising protests against…
A new world order The month of July is always a cluttered one for the Nelson Mandela Foundation, as we remember Madiba on his…
Media Statement: Making Every Day a Mandela Day Learn how Ikageng chair Thabiso Chauke helped a boy with prominent scarring on his ears – an example of how to…