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Kukude Lapho Sivelakhona: The life and times of Jonas Gwangwa

Kukude Lapho Sivelakhona: The life and times of Jonas Gwangwa, is an exhibition that pays tribute to Jonas Gwangwa. It is a collaboration between the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, the Market Theatre, independent researchers Elinor Sisulu and Sam Shakong, and the Gwangwa family.

The exhibition explores the life and times of Jonas Gwangwa as a composer, songwriter and musician during the apartheid era. It also depicts his personal life, and deals with his contribution to the role of arts, culture and performance in the liberation struggle against apartheid and its impact in the post apartheid era.

To view a timeline of Jonas Gwangwa’s lifetime achievements, please download the following document.

The exhibition started at the Market Theatre in August and ran until mid-December 2011.

It is currently hosted at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory.

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10 February, 2012 – Saturday 11 February 2012 marks the 22nd anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison after more than 27 years of incarceration.

That moment symbolised the unwinding of a centuries-old colonial and apartheid system that created huge political, social and economic disparities. As President Jacob Zuma pointed out in his State of the Nation address on 9 February 2012, there is still much work to done.

Launch of Ukutya Kwasekhaya: Tastes from Nelson Mandela’s Kitchen

2 February, 2012 – Lauded by members of his family for her service to Nelson Mandela, his personal chef, Xoliswa Ndoyiya, today launched her cookery book.

Ukutya Kwasekhaya: Tastes from Nelson Mandela’s Kitchen contains a collection of more than 60 recipes Ms Ndoyiya has made for him and his family in the last 19 years.

Remembering 2 February 1990

2 February, 2012 – Today we are marking the 22nd anniversary of President FW de Klerk’s historic announcement that Nelson Mandela would be freed and political organisations would be unbanned.

Mandalas for Mandela

29 January, 2012 – “Mandala” is the Sanskrit word for “circle”. It is often associated with the quest for peace and healing. In many cultures it is used to help to find a spiritual centre. In 2011 Brenda Devar-Sakellarides of The Joburg Arts Alive International Festival commissioned Imbali Visual Literacy Project to implement the school art project Mandalas for Mandela in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and Constitution Hill.

Former President Mandela’s sister passes away

29 January, 2012 – It is with great sadness that the Mandelas learned last night of the death of Nothusile Bhulehluthi (nee Nokuthamba Mandela), a family elder and the last surviving sibling of Nkosi Dalibhunga, the former President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.

Former President Mandela returns to Johannesburg

28 January 2012 – Former President Nelson Mandela will return to his home in Johannesburg on Sunday 29 January 2012, as routine maintenance has to be undertaken at his Qunu home in the Eastern Cape.

Tribute to Jonas Gwangwa at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

27 January, 2012 – Kukude Lapho Sivelakhona: The life and times of Jonas Gwangwa, is an exhibition currently hosted at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory that pays tribute to Jonas Gwangwa.

ANC is 100 years old

5 January, 2012 – The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory congratulates the African National Congress (ANC) on reaching the milestone of one hundred years since its founding in 1912.

Its contribution to the struggle for justice in South Africa over a century is inestimable.

Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory extends condolences to family of Ilse Naude

31 December, 2011 – On behalf of our Founder, Chairperson, Trustees and Staff we wish to extend our deepest condolences to the family of Ilse Naude who passed away on Thursday at the age of 98.

Madiba is fine and resting in Qunu

30 December, 2011 – Former President Nelson Mandela is in good health, good spirits and enjoying the festive season at his home in Qunu.

Secure way to help promote Nelson Mandela’s legacy

21 December, 2011 – The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory website now offers enhanced security for donors making online contributions to help promote Mr Mandela’s legacy. An Extended Validation (EV) security certificate, which was recently implemented on the online donations page, ensures that donors’ confidential information stays safe from internet fraud, phishing scams and identity theft.

Passing of Judge Fikile Bam

18 December, 2011 – On behalf of our Founder, Trustees and staff, the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory sends its deepest condolences to the family, comrades and friends of the late Judge Fikile Bam.

Justice Bam passed away on Sunday 18 December 2011 after a long battle with cancer.

50th anniversary of the launch of Umkhonto weSizwe

16 December, 2011 – On 16 December 1961 South Africa’s armed struggle was formally launched with a series of explosions in the name of Umkhonto weSizwe (Spear of the Nation).

Nelson Mandela was the first commander-in-chief of the Umkhonto weSizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress.

Madiba’s personal chef releases her book

12 December, 2011 – The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory is delighted to announce the release of Ukutya Kwasekhaya: Tastes from Nelson Mandela’s Kitchen, a book by his long-time personal chef Xoliswa Ndoyiya.

Ukutya Kwasekhaya contains more than 60 recipes that Ms Ndoyiya has made for Mr Mandela and his family in the 19 years she has worked for him.

The story of South Africa’s Constitution

10 December, 2011– To mark the 15^th anniversary of the adoption of South Africa’s 1996 Constitution, the Constitution Hill Trust in collaboration with Jacana has just published One Law, One Nation: The Making of the South African Constitution. Authored by Lauren Segal and Sharon Cort, this book charts the histories that shaped the Constitution.

World Aids Day

1 December, 2011 – The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory notes and welcomes yesterday’s comments by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

Mr Motsoaledi was releasing the National Antenatal Sentinel HIV and Syphilis Prevalence Survey 2010 ahead of World Aids Day on December 1. “At the moment we are stable, but we think the war still has to be won,” said the minister.

Help make Mr. Mandela’s retirement a reality

25 November, 2011 – The Centre of Memory at the Nelson Mandela Foundation has recently experienced an upsurge in requests to facilitate personal messages from Madiba in support of events, commemorations and campaigns. As you know, Madiba has over the years repeatedly stated his wish to retire from public life.

Perhaps his most emphatic call was made in 2008 at his birthday celebrations where he called on a new generation of leaders to take responsibility when he said “It is in your Hands”.

Pictures of Nelson Mandela’s first democratic vote

23 November, 2011 – A photographer has given the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory a set of previously not widely known photographs of Nelson Mandela voting for the first time on 27 April 1994.

Protection of State Information Bill – an expression of concern

22 November, 2011 – Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, together with the University of the Witwatersrand School of Law, has been engaged in processes of dialogue around the Protection of State Information Bill since its first emergence as a draft piece of legislation in 2008.

From the outset we have sought to ensure that the Bill meets standards of constitutionality and aspirations for freedom of information and expression while at the same time providing protection for legitimate state secrets.

Media release

18 November, 2011 – Mrs Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is being treated at Milpark Hospital for an existing diabetes condition.

Related Publications

: Financial Report 2011; Financial statements for the year ended 28 February 2011.

: Annual Report 2011 (4.7MB); The year under review marks the organisation’s name change to the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory. Alongside this comes our increased commitment to take up any challenges that lie ahead as we forge ahead to meet the call of our Founder to pursue “memory and dialogue for justice”.

: Community conversations booklet 2010; This booklet captures the findings and discussions of the two-day consultative forum held in November 2010

: Truth, Reconciliation and Transparency in South Africa and Kenya: Lessons Learned; The booklet details the outcomes and projected findings of a collaborative workshop held by The Goethe-Institut, in association with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, for stakeholders in the Kenyan Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) and archivists and historians with experience of South Africa’s TRC.

: Books for younger readers; A select list of books on Mr Mandela for younder readers

: Annual Report 2010 (4.1MB); The year under review was the third of the five-year strategic realignment that the Nelson Mandela Foundation embarked on in 2007. It also marked 10 years since the Foundation was established in 1999.

: Social cohesion booklet; The Foundation has just released a book capturing this two-year-long process, its achievements and challenges.

: Reflections on ten years of basic education; In this report Kim Porteus, Executive Director of the Nelson Mandela Institute, looks at the challenges that basic education faced in the first ten years of democracy.

: Conversations with Myself; An intimate journey from the first stirrings of his political conscience to his galvanizing role on the world stage, Conversations With Myself is a rare chance to spend time with Nelson Mandela the man.

: Foot Soldier for Freedom: A Life in South Africa’s Liberation Movement; Foot Soldier for Freedom tells the story of anti-apartheid activist Rica Hodgson’s life

: Turning off the Tap: Understanding and Overcoming the HIV Epidemic in Southern Africa.; The Nelson Mandela Foundation publishes Turning off the Tap: Understanding and Overcoming the HIV Epidemic in Southern Africa.

: Community conversations booklet; In this booklet we document the progress made through community conversations in South Africa in 2009.

: Community Conversations: Communities Embracing Each Other – 2009 (4MB); The Community Conversations: Communities Embracing Each Other – 2009 booklet details the outcomes of the 15 dialogues the Nelson Mandela Foundation convened in various communities across South Africa during 2009.

: Malibongwe Dialogue sessions 2007-2009; The Malibongwe Dialogue session 2007-2009 celebrates the three Malibongwe Dialogues that the Nelson Mandela Foundation has convened.

: Annual Report 2009 (3.47MB); The Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Annual Report for 2009

: Nelson Mandela: The Authorised Comic Book; Nelson Mandela: The Authorised Comic Book tells the story of Nelson Mandela’s birth and childhood, his struggle against apartheid and oppression, his 27 years incarcerated in prison on Robben Island, and his eventual rise as the first democratically elected leader of South Africa.

: A Hunger for Freedom: The Story of Food in the Life of Nelson Mandela; A Hunger for Freedom: The Story of Food in the Life of Nelson Mandela tells the story of Nelson Mandela, his family and the struggle for freedom through the meals they shared together, politically contextualised and complete with recipes.

: Workshop: Truth, Reconciliation and Transparency in South Africa and Kenya Lessons Learned (1.49MB); Workshop: Truth, Reconciliation and Transparency in South Africa and Kenya Lessons Learned

Seventh Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture address

The Seventh Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture address by Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus.

: Professor Muhammad Yunus to deliver the Seventh Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture; Programme for the Seventh Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture by founder of Grameen Bank and Nobel laureate, Professor Muhammad Yunus.

: Funding prospectus and donor mechanism; Providing information on the work of the Nelson Mandela Foundation and ways in which to support the organisation.

: Annual Report 2008 (4.4MB); The Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Annual Report for 2008

: Community Conversations booklet; The booklet explains the methodology that was chosen for this series of dialogues on HIV/AIDS, records the communities’ concerns and plans, and reflects on lessons learnt.

: Malibongwe 2008 booklet; This booklet records the proceedings of the second dialogue in the Malibongwe series.

: 2008 Annual Lecture Programme; The programme from the 2008 Annual Lecture held at the Walter Sisulu square in Kliptown, Soweto, on July 12, 2008.

: 90th celebrations booklet; The Nelson Mandela Foundation and City Press combined to put together this booklet celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday.

: Trialist booklet; This booklet is a recording of the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s dialogue for apartheid-era trialists.

: The Sixth Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture address; The Sixth Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture address by Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.

: Youth in Dialogue; The text in this booklet is an edited version of the Youth Community Dialogues, which took place in November 2007.

: Dignity and Justice for All; Reflecting On Human Rights In Africa Today. Human Rights Lecture and Roundtable Discussion, 10 December 2007.

: Caring Schools Dialogue; The text in this booklet is an edited version of the Caring Schools Dialogue, which took place on November 26 2007 at the Cranford Inn in Clarens, Free State, South Africa.

: Annual Report 2007 (2.8MB); The Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Annual Report for 2007

: Mr President; The eighth and final comic in the Madiba Legacy Series illustrates Mr Mandela’s presidency and his retirement thereafter.

: President-In-Waiting; The seventh comic in the Madiba Legacy Series explores the negotiated transition from apartheid to South Africa’s first democratic elections

: The Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, 2003-2006; This booklet consolidates the four Nelson Mandela Annual Lectures delivered to date and demonstrates the diverse views of the four eminent people who delivered these lectures.

: The Malibongwe Dialogue; Remembering the role of women in South African history through dialogue.

: Archives at the Crossroads 2007 Booklet; Open Report to the Minister of Arts and Culture from the Archival Conference, “National System, Public Interest”, held at the Foundation in April 2007.

: Editors’ Forum Booklet; Notes from a dialogue on reporting a pandemic.

: The Negotiator; The sixth comic in the Madiba Legacy Series illustrates Mandela’s imprisonment and ultimate freedom

: Mandela: The Authorized Portrait; An insightful look into the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela through the eyes of some of the world’s most important people.

: A Dialogue on ART Delivery; A dialogue on the delivery of anti-retroviral treatment (ART) in resource-limited settings, held at Maropeng, Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng.

: Prisoner 466/64; The fifth comic in the Madiba Legacy Series shows Mr Mandela’s life on Robben Island

: Fourth Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2006; On July 29, 2006, President Thabo Mbeki delivered the fourth Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in honour of Mr Nelson Mandela’s 88th birthday.

: The Trialist; The fourth comic in the Madiba Legacy Series focuses on Mr Nelson Mandela during his trials and subsequent imprisonment.

: Financial Report 2006; Financial statements for the year ended 28 February 2006.

: The Black Pimpernel; In the third comic in the Madiba Legacy Series we meet his wife-to-be, Ms Winnie Madikizela.

: Becoming a Leader; The second comic in the Madiba Legacy Series is about Madiba’s move to Johannesburg and the growth of his political life and leadership.

: A Prisoner in the Garden; Opening Nelson Mandela’s Prison Archive

: A Son of the Eastern Cape; The first comic in the Madiba Legacy series is an introduction to his childhood in the Eastern Cape.

: Baby Steps Booklet; Reporting on the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV .

: Financial Report 2005; Financial statements for the year ended 28 February 2005.

: Annual Report 2005; The Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Annual Report for 2005

: Secrets and Lies; The ethics of HIV/AIDS reporting in South Africa

: HIV Risk Exposure Among Young Children (1.1MB); A study of 2 to 9 year-olds served by public health facilities in the Free State, South Africa

: Financial Report 2004; Financial statements for the year ended 29 February 2004.

: Financial Report 2003; Financial Statements for the seven months ended 20 September 2003

: Financial Report 2002; Financial Statements for 2002

: Financial Report 2001; Financial statements for the 18 months ended 28 February 2001

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