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Soshanguve Community Conversation
Sept 12, 2008 – “When I think about how many people I have infected, I feel ashamed. I would like to apologise to all of them. Right now I’m standing in front of my community saying that I am HIV-positive. I’m trying to break the stigma. Let us rectify the mistakes we’ve made. This is the first time I have talked about my status in public and I want to thank God for giving me the courage. A chance to make a change.”
Nelson Mandela’s name exploited
Sep 8, 2008 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation is making an appeal to people to stop exploiting the name of its Founder, Nelson Mandela.
The Foundation has recently been made aware of a 24-carat black diamond called the “Madiba Diamond” apparently purchased by a Mr David Linsley of the Guernsey-based Sirius Investment Management company. The diamond is ostensibly the first purchase of the company, which will be launched in 2009.
KwaMakhutha Community Conversation
Sep 8, 2008 – “Next year when the Nelson Mandela Foundation returns, I don’t want people to be putting down stones that represent me.” This powerful reflection came out of the “counting your losses” session at a township dialogue, where participants laid down small stones to represent the lives of loved ones lost through AIDS.
Nelson Mandela meets 134-year-old
Sep 5, 2008 – A group of 18 older people from around South Africa, including a 134-year-old woman from Limpopo province, met Nelson Mandela at his offices today.
‘Koko’ Moloko Temo, from Mohadi ga Manthata village, who was accompanied by her 89-year-old daughter Eveline, joined the group from the South African Older Person’s Forum.
Children present wax replica
Sep 4, 2008 – After Nelson Mandela’s release from prison in 1990, he visited a number of areas around the country, including Etwatwa in Daveyton, Benoni. Concerned about living conditions there, and particularly about the children roaming the streets because there was no school in the area, Mr Mandela negotiated with what was then Nedperm Bank and the Independent Development Trust to help raise funds to build a school.
A couple of years later, on April 13, 1992, Mr Mandela officially opened the Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Primary School.
Topco Media book not an official tribute
Sep 3, 2008 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation would like to draw the public’s attention to a proposal being sent out to various organisations nationally and internationally by a company called Topco Media, inviting paid participation in a Nelson Mandela tribute book.