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…
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,…