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…
Mandela’s legal advisor, Bob Hepple dies after short illness On behalf of our Chairman, Trustees and staff we send our deepest condolences to the family, friends and comrades of…
Long Walk to Freedom container library launched at Thebe Public School At 9am on 5 August, 1 460 children from the Thebe Public School waited in anticipation for the arrival of…
'A major contribution to the history of South Africa' – Michael Dingake's book launched A cadre of struggle comrades braved a cold Johannesburg on Tuesday to celebrate the launch of Michael Dingake’s latest book,…
South African painting discovered in use as a kitchen noticeboard valued at £1m This Irma Stern painting was found in a London kitchen being used as a notice board. The painting was donated…
First-ever UN Nelson Mandela Prize winners honoured by General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly on Friday marked Nelson Mandela International Day – which is observed on 18 July –…
67 Blankets for Mandela Day Saturday, 18 July 2015 marked the sixth annual Nelson Mandela International Day, and around the world people got busy lending…
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