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…
Ubuntu Sessions hosts youth-led dialogue: the changing roles of women 20 years into democracy On Thursday 28 August 2014, the Nelson Mandela Foundation hosted the third Ubuntu Concepts dialogue session (see first dialogue…
Mandela Day library opens in Hobhouse, Free State On 28 August 2014 students, teachers, parents and community members attended the opening of a Mandela Day container library at…
Mandela receives Underground Railroad Freedom Center Conductor Award On 23 August 2014 the United States National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, honoured the late Nelson Mandela…
Happy birthday, Ahmed Kathrada The Nelson Mandela Foundation hosted a surprise birthday party for Ahmed Kathrada on Thursday 21 August 2014.
From Selma to Soweto: Connie Field documentary chapter screened at Foundation On 20 August 2014 the US Embassy, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, screened From Selma to Soweto, an…
Mandela Day Twitter campaign not endorsed by Nelson Mandela Foundation On 18 July 2014, a Mandela Day campaign gained popularity on social media channel Twitter for promising to donate R6.70…
Mandela Dialogues – Berlin Forum for Dialogue and Exchange Commissioned by BMZ, the Global Leadership Academy organises international dialogue processes for people in positions of responsibility who have important…