Mandela Day site recognised at New Generation Social and Digital Media Awards An exciting project by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and digital partner Flow Communications has resulted in a social media award.
Better SA becomes Mandela Day partner The Nelson Mandela Foundation is proud to announce that Better SA is now a partner of the Mandela Day initiative.…
Caring4Girls nominated as a finalist in Public Sector Innovation Awards The Caring4Girls project, one of the main Mandela Day partners, has been nominated by the Centre for Public Service Innovation…
Foundation's Verne Harris awarded honorary doctorate On 10 October, at a ceremony in Cordoba, the Foundation’s Director of Research and Archive Verne Harris received an honorary…
PPC makes every day a Mandela Day with Mandela Day Literacy Project launch in Soweto PPC has given true meaning to the Mandela Day mantra, “Take action. Inspire change. Make Every Day a Mandela Day”,…
50th Mandela Day container library launched On 15 October 2014, Qibi Primary School in the Free State became the recipient of the 50th Mandela Day container…
'Paint South Africa Green' and help fight poverty A day to commemorate and recognise the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is set aside every year on…
Caring4Girls programme provides sanitary towels, dignity and a better education to schoolgirls The Caring4Girls programme driven by the Imbumba Foundation tackles the plight of impoverished girls who often miss school during their…
Global Youth Peace Indaba: #WeAreHere The World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates has been renamed, rebranded and reignited. Now known as the Global Youth Peace…
Congratulations to Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize The Nelson Mandela Foundation would like to take this opportunity to congratulate both Malala Yousafzai, for her campaigning for education…
Condolences to the family of Chris van Wyk We have been saddened deeply to hear that author and activist Chris van Wyk has passed away.
The presence of the past: re-engaging the legacy of South Africa's chemical and biological warfare p Why is it important that a disciplinary hearing of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPC) recently found Dr…
Nelson Mandela Children's Fund: Be aware of scam currently circulating via mail The Nelson Mandela Foundation has been made aware of a fraudulent email currently in circulation that requests the receiver to…
Welcome home, Mandela Fellows: Foundation hosts US Embassy event On 16 September 2014, the US Embassy in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation officially welcomed home 46 young South…
Foundation partner Sunderland's 2014/15 side Premier League football club Sunderland AFC, a Legacy Partner of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, has released the official portrait of…
Social media/email scam doing the rounds The Nelson Mandela Foundation has been made aware of a new social media/email scam doing the rounds.
Alexandra school celebrates National Literacy Week with Mandela Day container library launch On 6 September 2014, right in the middle of National Literacy Week, students and educators at Skeen Primary School in…
Media advisory: Welcome home reception for Mandela Washington Fellows The US Embassy, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, will officially welcome home 46 young South African leaders who…
Container library opens in Sedibeng village, Northern Cape The principal and staff at Sedibeng Primary School were happy to celebrate the arrival of their very own Mandela Day…
Media statement: His Holiness the Dalai Lama The Nelson Mandela Foundation has taken note of the statement by South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation to…