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
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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…
Still time to donate books for the Nelson Mandela Book Drive The Nelson Mandela Book Drive continues to attract support from all corners of South Africa, with donors living Madiba’s legacy…
KnitWits for Madiba to unite in Ekurhuleni Ekurhuleni – get your knitting needles and crochet hooks ready: 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day is coming soon!
67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day celebrates its first birthday 2014 was the year when knitting became trendy again, thanks to a group of passionate “KnitWits for Madiba” and their…
Indians can't fly Indians Can't Fly is a 48-minute television documentary that tells the story of Ahmed Timol, a 29-year-old Roodepoort teacher and anti-apartheid…
Vanguard Drive renamed to honour struggle hero Jakes Gerwel Cape Town’s Vanguard Drive has been renamed after anti-apartheid activist and late chairman of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Professor Jakes…
