67 blankets for Mandela Day: the first handover With the significant drop in temperature over the past few days, those involved in the 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela…
50th anniversary of the sentencing of the Rivonia trialists On Friday 12 June 1964, eight men stood in the dock in the Palace of Justice in Pretoria awaiting their…
Condolences to the Mbeki family on the passing of Epainette Mbeki On behalf of our Board of Trustees and staff, the Nelson Mandela Foundation sends its deepest condolences to the Mbeki…
Say No! to Racism-Discrimination – press conference in Doha, Qatar Today, June 5 2014, at a global media briefing in Doha, Qatar, a new initiative aimed at challenging the practice…
Dear Mr Mandela, Dear Mrs Parks: exhibition celebrates of 20 years of freedom Stellenbosch University Museum, in close cooperation with the Nelson Mandela Museum, is currently hosting two exhibitions. The exhibitions, entitled Dear…
Linda Masinga & Associates transform home and make every day a Mandela Day "Given the passing of our beloved grandfather on 5 December last year, as a special tribute we decided to start…
Condolences to the family of Ayesha ‘Bibi’ Dawood On behalf of our Board of Trustees, the Nelson Mandela Foundation sends our condolences to the family, friends and comrades…
Unveiling of a new global initiative to tackle racism-discrimination in sport: update Political and social activist, former Robben Island prisoner and anti-apartheid struggle veteran Mr Tokyo Sexwale is to lead a new…
Nelson Mandela Foundation mourns the passing of Maya Angelou On behalf of our Board of Trustees and staff, the Nelson Mandela Foundation mourns the passing of Maya Angelou.
Lego video of Nelson Mandela’s life wins YouTube Film Hack A video by Quirk telling Nelson Mandela’s life story in Lego, and petitioning the toy brick makers to create a…
Mandela – The Authorised Portrait: In Memoriam Edition On 11 February 1990, a dignified elderly man walked, hand in hand with the wife from whom he had been…
YouTube creators to help celebrate Madiba’s legacy in video The Nelson Mandela Foundation today gave the public a sneak preview of YouTube Film Hack – a competition for video…
First Long Walk to Freedom Mandela family library opens in Phuthaditjhaba Free State On 21 May 2014, the Mandela Bangle programme launched its first Long Walk to Freedom container library in Phuthaditjhaba in…
Interactive Mandela Day container library and learning centre opens in Badplaas On 15 May 2014 Sohlazane Primary School, in Tjakastad informal settlement in Badplaas, Mpumalanga, became the 44th recipient of a…
Breadline Africa launches Mandela Day library in Limpopo In the heart of the Limpopo farmlands, near the Botswana border, lies the village of Senwabarwana. Desolate and dry, the…
Graça Machel urges Nigerian government to act Mrs Graça Machel, a leading champion of women’s rights and girls’ education, and a member of the Elders group, has…
Nelson Mandela Free Loan Foundation scam The Nelson Mandela Foundation has been made aware of a new email scam doing the rounds. The email asks the…
Parliament elected Mandela 20 years ago On 9 May 1994, seven days after he had proclaimed “Free at last” as the African National Congress declared victory…
Cambridge Companion to Mandela launched On 6 May 2014, on the eve of the fifth democratic national elections and the five-month anniversary of the death…
Poorly worded email scam doing the rounds The Nelson Mandela Foundation has been made aware of a new scam being circulated via email. Please be advised that…