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Thank-yous pour in for comic series
From the USA to China, readers of the Madiba Legacy Series have sent their thanks to the Foundation for their copies of the popular comics.
And they’re already enquiring about the next issue, the seventh in the eight-part series, which is scheduled for release later this month.
Foundation interns return to Canada
Ms Carol-Anne Graham and Ms Stephanie Nemcsok, who have been working as interns at the Nelson Mandela Foundation for the past four months, headed back to Canada in the first week of September.
Indian ties with South Africa honoured
Mr Nelson Mandela received a courtesy call from Mrs Sonja Gandhi, leader of the Indian National Congress in India and widow of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, on Wednesday, 22 August.
London statue honours Madiba’s contribution
A lifelike statue of Mr Nelson Mandela, his arms outstretched, was unveiled today in Parliament Square in central London, to stand as testimony of the triumph of freedom and humanity over oppression.
Mr Mandela and his wife, Mrs Graça Machel, witnessed the unveiling of the bronze statue, which is slightly larger than life size, and was sculpted by the late Ian Walters.
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August 9 1956 is a day that we as South Africa can look back on and feel a deep sense of pride, in the impact made by the women then and in the inspiring legacy they have left the women of today.
On Women’s Day, August 9 1996, 40 years after that memorable stand by 20 000 women against an unjust system, our Founder delivered a speech in Pretoria in their honour.
Uniting for a Better World
Mr Nelson Mandela was pleased when His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco agreed to host a major fundraising initiative in Monaco for the benefit of the charities closest to their hearts. On September 1-2, 2007, two historical fundraising events will take place in the Principality of Monaco: a private lunch at the prince’s palace for 10 select donors, followed by a gala dinner attended by 350 guests each contributing €3,500. All funds raised will benefit Amade Mondiale, the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, and The Mandela Rhodes Foundation.