Condolences on the passing of Frank SexwaleNelson Mandela Foundation offers message of condolence on On behalf of the Board of Trustees and staff at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, we would like to extend our…
‘We are wearing the same blanket’: 21 000 blankets for Nelson Mandela Day What did Carolyn Steyn, founder of 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day, do when MC Anele Mdoda handed her the…
Cotton On Foundation sows seeds of literacy in the Western Cape On 23 February 2015, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and Cotton On Foundation will launch an interactive Mandela Day Library at…
Media invite: Handover of Long Walk to Freedom in Braille On 23 February 2015, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and Eqstra will formally handover a braille version of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography…
The Mandela Bangle Schools programme hits its first home run for 2015 at Crown Mines Primary School The excitement of 490 kids is hard to contain when you open a new Mandela Day school library, especially when…
Launch of the Trek4Mandela Kilimanjaro Challenge 2015 Today, 17 February 2015, saw the launch of the fourth annual Trek4Mandela Kilimanjaro Challenge. This year the initiative aims to…
Nelson Mandela – The Champion Within at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Since launching the programme Nelson Mandela – The Champion Within at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in 2012, over…
Mafikizolo takes Reunited Tour to the youth of South Africa On 16 February 2015, Afro-pop group Mafikizolo, together with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, launched the six-city Mafikizolo Reunited South Africa…
Invitation to the launch of Kilimanjaro Challenge 2015 - A Mandela Day initiative Invitation to the launch of Kilimanjaro Challenge 2015 - A Mandela Day initiative
Media Advisory: Invitation to cover the launch of the Mafikizolo Reunited SA Tour 2015 in support of You are invited to cover the launch of the Mafikizolo Reunited SA Tour 2015.
Ahmed Kathrada remembers reuniting with Madiba after his release Almost 28 years after freedom fighter Nelson Mandela left Soweto for a life underground and then imprisonment, a helicopter delivered…
Beware: new scam circulating via email Please be advised that a new scam is currently circulating via email, and recipients are strongly urged to ignore its…
Celebrating Madiba’s first steps to freedom Nelson Mandela walked through the gates of Victor Verster Prison because he insisted on doing so. If he didn’t have…
The Elders call for strengthening of the United Nations Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on 7 February 2015, The Elders announced four recommendations for strengthening the United Nations,…
Tutu on Madiba on the 25th anniversary of his release The first time Desmond Tutu saw Nelson Mandela in the flesh was in the early 1950s when the “tall, dignified”…
11 February 1990 – Trevor Manuel Remembers … Trevor Manuel remembers Sunday 11 February 1990 as the day he lost Nelson Mandela.
Tea with Mandela – Activist Saleem Mowzer hosts Mandela on his release Despite months of rigorous planning, the sudden announcement of Nelson Mandela’s release threw activists into overdrive. Saleem Mowzer was one…
11 February 1990 – Vanessa Watson on meeting Mandela Vanessa Watson could not go and see Nelson Mandela make his first speech as a free man, as she had…
The Last Warder – Jack Swart “Are you surprised to see me?” This is how Nelson Mandela greeted prison official, Warrant Officer Jack Swart on 10…
Organisations unbanned Friday 2 February 1990 was a hot day in Cape Town, the summer temperature raised by thousands of political activists…