Violence and the weight of the past On 14 August the Nelson Mandela Foundation convened the first session of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Conference…
500km bike ride to spread Mandela Day message of ubuntu: CycAlive 2014 On 17 August 2014, parents, schoolchildren and CycAlive supporters gathered at the Nelson Mandela Foundation to wish 50 young cyclists…
Launch of 'We Want What’s Ours: Learning from South Africa’s Land Restitution Program' Invitation to join Bernadette Atuahene for the launch of her book, We want what’s ours: Learning from South Africa’s Land…
For Madiba with Love: new exhibitions at Stellenbosch University Museum The Stellenbosch University Museum invites members of the public to attend the launch of two new exhibitions on 25…
From Selma to Soweto: US engagement in the anti-apartheid movement On 20 August 2014 the US Consulate General, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, will screen From Selma…
Nelson Mandela Foundation hosts conference on nation formation and social cohesion On 14 August 2014 the Mapungubwe Institute (MISTRA), in association with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, hosted a conference to…
Open Design Cape Town 2014 exhibition commemorates resistance through art Open Design Cape Town 2014, currently on display in venues in and around the Cape Town City Hall, is about…
Singer Aloe Blacc and CEO of the US Fund for UNICEF visit the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory On 8 August 2014, Caryl Stern, CEO of the US Fund for UNICEF, Chelsea Peters, Assistant Chief of Staff at…
Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2014: transcript of President Michelle Bachelet's address Chilean President Michelle Bachelet delivered the 12th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture at the Cape Town City Hall on Women's Day,…
Media advisory: conference on nation formation and social cohesion The Mapungubwe Institute (MISTRA), in association with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, will host a conference on 14 August 2014 to…
Race, gender and the elephant in the room Chilean President Michelle Bachelet concluded her two-day visit to Cape Town engaging in what was, at times, a deeply moving…
Memory Dialogue: reckoning with oppressive pasts On the morning of the 12th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture on 9 August, the Lecturer, President Michelle Bachelet of Chile,…
Cohesion and unity the only viable way – Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2014 Nelson Mandela’s life had been based on a “profound certainty that there are no differences that justify discrimination, violence, abuse…
Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2014: what the audience thought Hundreds of people attended the 12th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, delivered by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet on Women's Day, 9…
Mandela Day container library opens in Phalaborwa On 6 August 2014, students and teachers at Pondo Combined School in Lulekani in the Mopani District of Phalaborwa became…
Thought leaders on Mandela Day: Corinne Woods, UN Millennium Campaign Corinne Woods currently serves as Director of the UN Millennium Campaign, which supports citizens’ efforts to hold their governments accountable…
Thought leaders on Mandela Day: insights from Rhodes University’s Trading Live initiative “Students need a 3D education,” says Nosipho Mngomezulu, co-ordinator of the Student Volunteer Programme at Rhodes University’s Community Engagement Unit.
Mrs Graça Machel and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet in gender dialogue: Jameson Hall, UCT This year’s Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture Series will include an interactive dialogue, where President Michelle Bachelet of Chile will engage…
Mr Mandela's granddaughters help launch Long Walk to Freedom container library On 18 July, Mr Mandela’s granddaughter’s Zaziwe and Swati joined the Mandela Bangle Program, to quietly honour their late grandfather’s…
Obama renames fellowship in honour of Mandela On 28 July 2014, President Obama addressed a summit for the Obama administration’s Young African Leaders Initiative, called the Washington…
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