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New ways for youth to be heard
June 16, 2008 – As the world remembers South Africa’s 1976 student uprising, one of its participants is urging young people to get involved in discussions about the issues they face today.
“Today’s leadership must lead by example and today’s youth will have clear lessons in what good leadership is about,” said Sibongile Mkhabela, chief executive officer of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund.
In Conversation with Dr Frene Ginwala
June 15, 2008 – In the fifth of the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s “In Conversation With” series, Dr Frene Ginwala talks to Tara Turkington about her relationship with Nelson Mandela, the early days of the international campaign to release political prisoners, political negotiations, the new parliament, her involvement in the inquiry into the National Director of Public Prosecutions’ suspension and the South African media.
Remembering Alan Brooks
June 12, 2008 –In June 1988, Nelson Mandela had been in prison for 25 years, and his 70th birthday was approaching. Under the leadership of Alan Brooks, anti-apartheid organisations in the United Kingdom organised a Freedom March to call for his release.
Twenty-five marchers (one for every year that Mr Mandela had been in prison up to that point) walked from Glasgow to London, covering a distance of 600 miles, or 966km. The march was seen off from Glasgow on June 12 by Oliver Tambo, Andimba Toivo ja Toivo, Allan Boesak and a crowd of about 40 000 people.
Official 90th Birthday Book for Madiba
June 12, 2008 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation has announced that it will launch an authorised book in tribute to Madiba in his 90th year.
The “birthday book” will include rare archival material assembled by the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Centre of Memory and Dialogue and will serve as a vehicle to raise funds for the ongoing work of the Centre.
Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment 44 years ago
June 11, 2008 – Forty-four years ago, on June 12, 1964, Nelson Mandela and seven of his comrades were jailed for life in what became known as the Rivonia Trial.
Mr Mandela, Ahmed Kathrada, Walter Sisulu, Elias Motsoaledi, Andrew Mlangeni, Govan Mbeki, Raymond Mhlaba and Denis Goldberg were convicted of sabotage on June 11 by Judge Quartus de Wet.
Lerome community conversation
June 9, 2008 - The NMF Centre of Memory and Dialogue community conversations are a continuation of work started in late 2007 focusing on HIV prevention. The conversations are preceded by social mobilisation events and culminate in dialogue which provides the opportunity for the community to create concrete plans to tackle the epidemic.
In 2008, as part of the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s celebration of the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela, the Centre of Memory and Dialogue plans to hold 14 community conversations across South Africa. These are run in partnership with members from the local community.