Media & News – Nelson Mandela Foundation

Media & News – Nelson Mandela Foundation

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Mandela exhibition Brazil 2024

New Mandela Exhibition in Brazil: Mandela - World Icon of Reconciliation

The Instituto Brasil África's exhibition "Mandela—World Icon of Reconciliation" will be on display in the arrivals area of Brasília International…

Judge Yvonne Mokgoro

Foundation extends condolences to the family and friends of Justice Yvonne Mokgoro

The Nelson Mandela Foundation trustees and staff extend our heartfelt condolences to the Mokgoro family on the passing of mme…

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Foundation authorises a definitive documentary series on Nelson Mandela’s life, in his own voice

MANDELA: LIFE [working title] will be an unprecedented and exclusively authorised five-part series founded on Nelson Mandela’s extraordinary life and…

Spiral

Sustaining work for a just society

For us, the month of April was very much about implementing our plans to ensure that our work of mobilising…

Election Sa

2024 elections: What you need to know

As we head into the month of May characterised by change and choice, we are at a significant point in…

Coding 4 Madiba

Mandela Day Coding Tournament

On 18 July 2024 Tangible Africa will once again host its Mandela Day Coding Tournament. After a successful tournament in…

Human Rights Day roundtable discussion 2024

Roundtable with Dr Mustafa Barghouti

A recap of the roundtable discussion held at the Nelson Mandela Foundation with Dr Mustafa Barghouti, in collaboration with the…

Landscape

Looking back at the Foundation’s work on land justice

South Africa’s land reform programme is a fundamental indicator in understanding the quality of our democracy and the road we…

Women's Rights poster

Pen and Paper: A way of reclaiming our narratives

International Women's Day, March 8, is a day used to reflect on how far we have come and how far…

Constitution

Must the price be so costly?

The 21 March 1960 Sharpeville Massacre is known as an event that brought into existence the international system of human…

Spiral

Let it not wither away

Human rights came with sacrifice, so let not their significance wither away, writes Zanele Riba, an archivist at the Foundation.…

Anatomy of a Genocide picture

Anatomy of a Genocide

Anatomy of a Genocide is the title of a report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese. Ms Albanese was appointed…

GLOBAL FREEDOM FELLOWS 2024

A luta continua

What does it mean when a country has enjoyed the freedom of a formal democracy for 30 years, and still,…

Shabbat for Palestine 2 (2024)

Reflections on the Shabbat Against Genocide

Two reflections from participants who attended the Shabbat Against Genocide event at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, which was held on…

Shabbat for Palestine 1 (2024)

An Eye for an Eyelash

The Jewish community in Johannesburg, organised by South African Jews for a Free Palestine and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, came…

Shabbat for Palestine 2 (2024)

Time to make the road ahead less difficult

It's time to make the road ahead less difficult, writes Verne Harris, Acting CEO.

New SA ID green book

The Thing Itself – The ID of Nelson Mandela

Historians and archivists collect and preserve objects that are connected to people because they give us a glimpse into history…

Mandela Nelson And Winnie

The Lovers Who Gave Us Ourselves to Think About

What happens when we call Winnie and Nelson mother and father? Is it just an African custom governing relationships? –…

Spiral

Invite to Cover: Shabbat Against Genocide - A Commemoration and Solidarity Event

South African Jews for a Free Palestine and the Nelson Mandela Foundation invite you to join us for an evening…

People walking in a shopping centre during a blackout

The growing impact of loadshedding on small businesses

As South Africans, we have all felt the disruption of loadshedding, but for small business owners its impact goes beyond…