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Ahmed Kathrada exhibition celebrates 20 years of freedom
October 17, 2009 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation partnered to launch an exhibition about South African freedom struggle hero Ahmed “Kathy” Kathrada last night at the former Women’s Prison at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg.
Foundation hosts launch of Alf Kumalo’s book
October 15, 2009 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation hosted the launch of veteran photographer Alf Kumalo’s book Through My Lens last night.
The book, Kumalo’s third, was published by NB Publishers and tells the story of his life through his pictures and the text of award-winning journalist Tanya Farber.
New exhibition honours photo-journalist GR Naidoo
October 1, 2009 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation has launched a new exhibition in Johannesburg. Entitled GR Naidoo: A Generous Eye it celebrates the work and life of GR Naidoo, a newshound who was committed to reporting on South Africa’s freedom struggle and who, himself, lived the non-racialism he worked to help create.
Zapiro leaves his mark
November 19, 2008 – An exhibition of cartoons of Nelson Mandela by Zapiro has opened as the last of six exhibitions to commemorate Mr Mandela’s 90th birthday celebrations.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation’s CEO, Achmat Dangor, launched the exhibition at the Foundation offices. Jonathan Shapiro (Zapiro) talked about his interactions with Madiba, both in print and in person.
New, extensive exhibition opens on Nelson Mandela
November 8, 2008 – Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu opened the exhibition Mandela, focusing on Nelson Mandela as a leader, comrade, negotiator, prisoner and statesman, at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg today.
The exhibition, which was developed in partnership between the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the Apartheid Museum and the Nelson Mandela Museum in Mthatha, is made up of photographs, videos and artifacts, which include the car that Mercedes Benz workers made for Mandela while he was president of South Africa.
Online exhibition marks UDF anniversary
Aug 20, 2008 – On this day in 1983, the United Democratic Front was formed to mobilise South Africans in the struggle for a democratic, united, non-racial and non-sexist country.
The UDF drew together hundreds of organisations representing “freedom-loving people” and became a vital link with the banned ANC.
Twenty-five years later, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the South African History Archive (SAHA) have developed a virtual exhibition of struggle art and photographs of that time.
The exhibition uses archival materials to explore the vital role the UDF played in bringing democracy to South Africa, and commemorates the sacrifices made by members of the organisation, which was disbanded on August 20, 1991.
