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.
Media Advisory: Leave no child behind, every one of them counts The Department of Social Development has launched the Vangasali campaign in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and GovChat aimed…
Can we solve hunger in South Africa? When people’s need for water, food and shelter isn’t met, the result is catastrophic for the individual, their family and…
2019 Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity issue a racial justice call to action To those who believe in fairness and equal justice: We, the 2019 cohort of the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity, call…
Media Statement: Enough! Black Lives Matter Protests in response to the deaths of Black people at the hands of police or military - George Floyd in…
"Never, never and never again" May has seen the Nelson Mandela Foundation preoccupied with emergency relief work and the selection of a new cohort for…
Scam alert: the Foundation is not giving out Covid-19 financial assistance “prizes” The Nelson Mandela Foundation warns the public against a phishing scam invoking its name.
Stimulus plan needed for rural education We come together united by a long-term commitment to education and rural development, to motivate that we approach the Covid-19…
Finding dignity in regulating responses to Covid-19 Covid-19 is presenting humanity with an enormous challenge as it faces a global crisis on a scale not experienced in…
