Thurgood Marshall College Fund honours Nelson Mandela October 1, 2009 – Nelson Mandela has been awarded the 2009 Thurgood Marshall Breaking Barriers Award by the Thurgood Marshall…
New exhibition honours photo-journalist GR Naidoo October 1, 2009 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation has launched a new exhibition in Johannesburg. Entitled GR Naidoo: A Generous…
Custodians of memory discuss personal information law September 30, 2009 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation hosted a workshop on the proposed Protection of Personal Information Act this…
South African political archive gets new home September 25, 2009 – The Heart of Hope website, an archival resource which is the product of almost two decades…
African history shines light on community life September 14, 2009 – “They need to come and cough out what really hurts them.” These words, from a participant…
Nelson Mandela urges children to read September 10, 2009 – Nelson Mandela today received copies of the official children’s version of his best-selling autobiography Long Walk…
Madiba’s life story published for children September 9, 2009 – To mark International Literacy Week, Macmillan in association with the READ Trust and the Nelson Mandela…
Artist presents sculpture to Foundation September 1, 2009 – The first day of spring brought forth gifts to the Nelson Mandela Foundation: South African artist…
City of Johannesburg and Nelson Mandela Foundation team up August 28, 2009 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Centre of Memory and Dialogue met with the City of Johannesburg Emergency…
Malibongwe speakers focus on need for economic empowerment of poor women August 27, 2009 – The issue of poverty and how it affects women in South Africa was the key topic…
Generations of women must speak up August 27, 2009 – Sibongile Mkhabela, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, said today that the most important thing…
Women the key to eradicating poverty August 27, 2009 – Putting money into the hands of women is key to eradicating poverty, but there is a…
Women discuss empowering others August 27, 2009 – The delegates at the third Malibongwe Dialogue, hosted by the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg today,…
Heritage and archive workers get new discussion forum August 26, 2009 – A new website launched this month is the result of several years of planning between the…
Nelson Mandela congratulates South Africa’s athletics medal winners August 26, 2009 – Nelson Mandela today congratulated South Africa’s athletes who won medals at the recent World Athletics Championships…
Community conversation in Albert Park builds social cohesion August 24, 2009 – Albert Park, a culturally diverse suburb in Durban where many immigrants live, was the setting for…
Nelson Mandela congratulates Ahmed Kathrada on 80th birthday August 20, 2009 – On the eve of his 80th birthday, anti-apartheid struggle veteran Ahmed Kathrada lunched with Nelson Mandela…
Malibongwe dialogue to explore women’s economic development August 19, 2009 – The third and final Malibongwe dialogue held by the Nelson Mandela Foundation is set to take…
Foundation bids farewell to Canadian intern August 18, 2009 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Centre of Memory and Dialogue has bade farewell to a Canadian intern…
Mandela family artwork is to feature in an exhibition in Germany August 17, 2009 – Some of Nelson Mandela’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren showed him their artwork, which will form part of…