Making liberatory global futures The Foundation's Sello Hatang and Khalil Goga on how United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres's ideals, set out in the 2020 Nelson…
Media Statement: Graça Machel sends condolences on the passing of Andrew Mlangeni This morning, we woke up to the heart-breaking news of the passing of Tata Andrew Mlangeni. His passing represents indeed…
Media Statement: Foundation mourns the passing of struggle veteran, ntate Andrew Mlangeni We are deeply saddened to hear that Ntate Andrew Mlangeni has passed away. Another great tree has fallen in the…
Media Statement: Mandela Day #Each1Feed1 Today, for Nelson Mandela International Day, the Nelson Mandela Foundation together with its partners the Imbumba Foundation and the Kolisi…
Media Statement: 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture The Nelson Mandela Foundation partnered with the United Nations (UN) today in hosting the 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, delivered…
Annual Lecture 2020: post-lecture reflections These are reflections following the delivery of the 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, by the Nelson…
Annual Lecture 2020: Secretary-General Guterres's full speech Read the full transcript of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres's Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2020 speech.
Annual Lecture 2020: pre-lecture reflections These are selected reflections by the Nelson Mandela Foundation's team of commentators before UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered the 18th…
Foundation heartbroken at the news of the passing of Zindzi Mandela We have been shocked to wake to the news of the untimely passing of Zindziswa Mandela. On a day when…
Statement from the Mandela Family on the passing of Mama Zindzi Mandela It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Mama Zindzi Mandela, youngest daughter of the late ANC…
Media Statement: Making every day a Mandela Day Read how the Foundation teamed up with Dr Tebogo Maleka to restore a Johannesburg student's eyesight.
Community development ‘yet-to-come’ during and post the Covid-19 pandemic: from Derrida to Zubof This article, written as a dialogue between two authors, one in Australia (Westoby) and one in South Africa (Harris), outline…
The collective shame for us all after Qholani's treatment The Covid-19 pandemic provides even more time to reflect on the sort of society we have become even as the…
‘We have no Harlem in Sudan’ A white, off-duty New York policeman fires three fatal shots at a black teenage boy. Sparked by this senseless killing and…
Inequality pandemic: community empowerment is key For the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the month of June has been another one shaped indelibly by our team’s experiences in…
Media Statement: Nelson Mandela International Day launch Nelson Mandela inaugurated Nelson Mandela International Day in 2009 as a response to what he saw as a global crisis…
New online exhibition: Negotiating Democracy This online exhibition draws on archives to explore South Africa's pre-democratic negotiation process.
Mandela Day and Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity is committed to supporting the Mandela Day Programme’s Next Chapter by helping to build the kind of South Africa…
Media Statement: 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture The Nelson Mandela Foundation is proud to announce that the 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture will be delivered by the…
Don’t fall for Facebook Messenger scam invoking Foundation’s name The public is warned against a Facebook Messenger scam that uses the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s name.