10 February 1990 – The world held its breath in anticipation as Mandela’s release announced Thirty-three years ago today, Nelson Mandela was released from prison, and what a profoundly different society he was released into.…
Nelson Mandela’s release from prison: 33 years on This year marks 33 years since the release of Nelson Mandela. He was released unconditionally on 11 February 1990, after…
Energy crisis: Turning citizens into criminals I was listening to the radio sometime last month when I heard the brilliant Ms Lerato Mbele put all things…
On the (im)possibility of renewal within the ANC On the 8th of January 2023, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the ANC’s annual January 8 statement in Mangaung. This year’s…
Media Statement: Foundation deeply saddened by the passing of the first Speaker of democratic South Africa’s parliament, Frene Ginwala We have been deeply saddened to hear that Frene Ginwala has passed away, and send condolences to her family, friends…
Media Statement: Live to Lead The Nelson Mandela Foundation is proud to announce the launch of a new Netflix Series on effective leadership, in collaboration…
Staying the course through trouble and uncertainty As the year draws to an end, unavoidably, we have to reckon with the December anniversary of Madiba’s passing and…
Media Statement: The Nelson Mandela Foundation commemorates the 9th Anniversary of Madiba’s Passing through its One Million Tree Campaign The Nelson Mandela Foundation and Joburg City Parks & Zoo have collaborated to commemorate the 9th anniversary of the passing…
Tladi Ditshego, Rick Stengel and the writing of Long Walk to Freedom Read the story of how activist Tladi Ditshego and former Time magazine journalist Richard Stengel came to help Nelson Mandela…
Remember Mandela Walk & Run: 11 December The Mandela Remembrance Walk & Run will take to the streets of Pretoria on the 11th of December in a…
Pursuing A Decolonised Agenda for Climate Change- Perspectives from the Global South The climate change discourse has been fraught with denialism and a constant shifting of responsibility. Meanwhile, countries of the Global…
It's untrue, Mr President, that there aren't enough skilled town planners Instead of acknowledging the government's poor performance as it relates to planning, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated South Africa doesn't have…
Media Statement: Two Years After Constitutional Court Victory, Domestic Workers Are Yet To Attain Justice Join us on Wednesday 30 November 2022, when the Socio Economic Rights Institute (SERI) and the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF)…
Media Statement: Appointment of Trustee The Nelson Mandela Foundation Board is delighted to announce the appointment of a new trustee, Mr Lwazi Bam.
A Time for Solidarity In the first Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture to be convened as a physical gathering since 2019, as a consequence of…
Transcript: Speech by the Honourable Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, at the 20th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture A full transcript of the speech by the Honourable Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, at the 20th Nelson Mandela…
Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honourable Mia Mottley, delivers 20th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture The Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honourable Mia Mottley, delivered a dynamic and historic 20th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture on…
Did the 'real' Nelson Mandela really die in 1985? Embracing the Global Media and Information Literacy week Being an archivist in the era of disinformation, misinformation and fake news, Zandile Myeka believes her work plays a crucial…
In conversation with Linda Olga Nghatsane about climate-smart agriculture In line with the theme for Nelson Mandela Day and the Nelson Mandela Annual lecture “Do what you can with…
A decolonised climate change agenda for the Global South On 27 October, the Nelson Mandela Foundation hosted the first pre-Annual Lecture dialogue on the theme “A Decolonised Climate Change…
