The Memory Programme
About the Memory Programme
Memory resources documenting the life and times of Mr Nelson Mandela are to be found in an extraordinary range of locations, both within South Africa and internationally.
These resources are embedded in various legal and other jurisdictions.
The Memory Programme provides a unique facility which allows people access to this history.
News
Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales lauded at audio book awards
May 27, 2010 – The audio version of Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales has won two illustrious awards from the Audio Publishers Association (APA).
Nelson Mandela on South Africa hosting the World Cup
May 14, 2010 – In December 2009, after South Africa was awarded the opportunity to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, Nelson Mandela explained what winning the bid means to South Africa in a message read out at the FIFA World Cup Draw in Cape Town on December 4, 2009.
Nelson Mandela comic book wins award
April 28, 2010 – Nelson Mandela: The Authorized Comic Book produced by Umlando wezithombe in association with the Nelson Mandela Foundation has been announced as the winner of a prestigious award for children’s literature.
Featured Web Resource
Funding for the Memory Programme was generously provided by the Flanders Government in cooperation with UNESCO
- Exhibitions, Publications
- Anti-Apartheid Movement Archives, Collections, Mandela Materials, Rivonia Trial, Speeches, Tributes
- Archival Platform, Nelson Mandela Memory Links, South African Histories
- Bibliography, Biography, Filmography, Genealogy, Names, Photo Essay, Stories from the Archive, Timeline
Recent Publications
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.
