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Madiba’s birthday message
July 18, 2008 – Mr Mandela gave this message to the world:
“There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty. Poverty has gripped our people. If you are poor, you are not likely to live long.”
Message book has work to do
July 18, 2008 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) is to publish an authorised book of messages for Mr Mandela’s birthday.
The 90th birthday celebration book will include rare archival material assembled by the NMF’s Centre of Memory and Dialogue and will serve to raise funds for the NMF’s work.
Birthday celebrations continue
July 17, 2008 – After nearly six months of celebrations for Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday, ranging from exhibitions and dialogues to reunions with former comrades and the Annual Lecture delivered by Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf last week, the activities will continue.
Nelson Mandela comic book launched
July 17, 2008 – Biographies are about great human beings, comic books are about heroes. And this is exactly what Nelson Mandela: the Authorised Comic is about – a hero.
Launched at the Department of Education in Pretoria yesterday, with Education Minister Naledi Pandor in attendance, the comic book tells the story of Madiba’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.
New stamps mark birthday
July 15, 2008 – Nelson Mandela today officially received from the South African Post Office a new stamp series celebrating his 90th birthday.
The limited edition of two new stamps is available at all post offices throughout South Africa. The R2.05 postage stamp featuring a photograph of Mr Mandela taken by photographer Halden Krog will be used for domestic mail and the R4.09 stamp featuring a painting of Mr Mandela by Cyril Coetzee is for international postage.