News
“The Meaning of Home” exhibition launches at Nelson Mandela Foundation
August 24, 2010 – A photo exhibition, called the “The Meaning of Home”, which traces Nelson Mandela’s childhood journeys through rural towns in the Eastern Cape, is currently on display at the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s offices.
Nelson Mandela Foundation accepts donation from SAP
August 2, 2010 – Today the Nelson Mandela Foundation accepted a generous donation of R1-million from business software solutions firm SAP.
People wish Nelson Mandela happy birthday at Maponya Mall
July 22, 2010 – The Nelson Mandela Day exhibition in Maponya Mall in Soweto saw hundreds of people write birthday wishes to Mr Mandela.
A call to build on the successes of Mandela Day
July 19, 2010 – On behalf of our Founder, Nelson Mandela, the trustees and the staff of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, we would like to thank all members of the public for making Nelson Mandela International Day 2010 such a resounding success.
Children from Nelson Mandela’s villages wish him happy birthday
July 17, 2010 – Ninety-two children from two of Nelson Mandela’s childhood villages in the Transkei travelled to Johannesburg to wish him happy birthday today.
The children, 67 from Mr Mandela’s birthplace of Mvezo, and 25 from the village of Qunu, where he moved to later in his childhood, met him at his Houghton home, where they got to meet him and to sing happy birthday to him.
The United Nations celebrate Mandela Day
July 15, 2010 – In November 2009, the UN General Assembly declared July 18 Nelson Mandela International Day in recognition of the former South African president’s contribution to the culture of peace and freedom.
