'A person of strong opinion and sharp insight' To all of us at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada is more than a hero of the South…
Announcement: Details of Ahmed Kathrada’s funeral arrangements Struggle veteran Ahmed Kathrada’s funeral will take place on Wednesday, March 29 commencing at 10am at the Westpark Cemetery, Beyers…
Reflections on a gentle soul During the year in which Kathy Kathrada and I sat down to talk about his life and wisdom, I asked…
Media Alert: Ahmed Kathrada - Update As the Nelson Mandela Foundation, we are deeply saddened to learn this morning of the passing on of our dear…
Statement on the passing of friend and founding trustee Ahmed Kathrada The sadness felt by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and everyone associated with it at the passing of Ahmed ‘Kathy’ Kathrada…
Media Alert: Ahmed Kathrada The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation together with the Nelson Mandela Foundation on Tuesday, 28 March 2017 will hold a gathering &…
Philanthrophy needs to stop being about rich people An excerpt of a talk given by Nicolette Naylor at the Nelson Mandela Foundation
The Gates effect: Social entrepreneurship reframes charity Civil society is the cornerstone of developing societies. It provides services that government and business can’t, and strives for equality…
Media Statement: Talking Human Rights is not Living Human Rights The Nelson Mandela Foundation observes with a heavy heart the growing number of voices of discontent and the alarming rise…
Media statement on the passing of Joe Mafela The Nelson Mandela Foundation joins the rest of South Africa in extending our deepest condolences to the Mafela family following…
No central understanding of "a dignified life" There is no central understanding about what needs to be done to ensure all South Africans can live a dignified…
Take on racism this Anti-Racism Week: 14 to 21 March 2017 ARNSA’s second annual Anti-Racism Week kicks off on 14 March, and ends on 21 March, which is South Africa’s Human…
Mandela Day libraries, laboratories and an improved pass rate for Bushbuckridge schools Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga congratulated organisations like the Nelson Mandela Foundation that invested in schools in South Africa when…
The Mandela Dialogues 2: observations on the process The Mandela Dialogues provide an international forum to discuss the complex personal, collective and professional challenges facing those engaged in…
Fundraisers break ground in South Africa A team of 167 volunteers from 24 Norton Rose Fulbright offices recently descended on Johannesburg for the law firm’s Nelson…
Inclusion in the future The rise in xenophobic, nationalistic, Islamophobic and antisemitic politics has become a global concern. Some powerful nations with economic, political…
Making history while building communities in the Eastern Free State Several local, national and international role players signed the Ficksburg Declaration at EarthRise Mountain Lodge, outside the town, on Monday…
Reflections from the 2016 Mandela Dialogues In 2016, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Global Leadership Academy of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) convened…
Nelson Mandela Foundation calls out the growing behaviour of ‘othering’ among Africans The Nelson Mandela Foundation strongly condemns attacks on those perceived to be foreigners in South Africa. This is the latest…
The Nelson Mandela Foundation hosts FIFA delegation Today the Nelson Mandela Foundation hosted the President of FIFA Gianni Infantino and the first woman Secretary-General Fatma Samba Diouf…
