Piketty in South Africa: Debates and Dialogues; a critical evaluation From the 1st to the 3rd of October 2015, the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) hosted Professor Thomas Piketty, renowned economist…
Overview of the Social Partners Dialogue with Professor Thomas Piketty Following Professor Thomas Piketty's visit to South Africa, this document aims to provide an overview of the dialogue that took…
Condolence message from the Nelson Mandela Foundation on the passing of Mlungisi Sisulu “On behalf of our Chairman, Trustees and Staff we at the Nelson Mandela Foundation send our deepest condolences to the…
Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2015: watch the full video French economist Professor Thomas Piketty delivered the 13th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, at the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus, on…
The 2015 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture: reflections from the audience The 13th Nelson Mandela Annual lecture, held at the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus today, was met with much excitement…
Transcript of Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2015 This is an edited transcript of economist Professor Thomas Piketty's address to the 13th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, which took…
Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2015: 'SA, Africa are the future' High-quality public education, a wealth tax, a national minimum wage and involving workers in the decision-making of companies will help…
French economist, Prof Thomas Piketty, to receive UJ honorary degree World-renowned French economist, academic, researcher, author, columnist and public intellectual, Prof Thomas Piketty will accept an honorary doctoral degree in…
Thomas Piketty arrives in South Africa to present the 13th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture The University of Johannesburg on Thursday announced it would confer an Honorary Doctorate in Economics on French economist and global…
Piketty’s arrival in South Africa is delayed Professor Thomas Piketty who addresses the 13th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, unfortunately, could not board his flight out of Paris…
Collections detail South Africa’s painful transition To the world, South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy was a peaceful and miraculous process.
Between States of Emergency A photographic exhibition honouring photographers in the 1980s who defied martial law to expose the atrocities of apartheid is now…
Tracing the Unbreakable Thread: A Dialogue on Race The South African History Archive and the Nelson Mandela Foundation hosted a dialogue on non-racialism in contemporary South Africa on…
Itinerary: French economist Thomas Piketty shares his thoughts on South African poverty and inequali Acclaimed academic, economist and global thought leader on poverty and inequality, Professor Thomas Piketty, will address the 13th Nelson Mandela…
One Million Comforts campaign launched Independent Media, in partnership with Dis-Chem and the Dis-Chem Foundation recently announced the launch of the One Million Comforts campaign…
Long Walk to Freedom Library arrives at Isiziba Primary School On Friday, 4 September 1 264 children gathered at the Isiziba Primary School in Tembisa for the opening of the…
Invitation to cover press conference and 13th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture with Prof Thomas Piketty This year’s 13th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture will be delivered by Prof Thomas Piketty from the Paris School of Economics.…
Beware of LinkedIn scam A new scam has been brought to the attention of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The scam recently surfaced on business…
Thomas Piketty to address the 13th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture The Nelson Mandela Foundation is pleased to announce that French economist Thomas Piketty will deliver the 13th Nelson Mandela Annual…
My Trek4Mandela experience - Maya Makanjee Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I would have the privilege of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – and…