News
Several identities in college photograph revealed
Dec 21, 2007 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation has learnt the identities of some of the people in a photograph of Mr Nelson Mandela taken during his days as a student.
Unity in divisions
Dec 13, 2007 – Football on Robben Island was not just a way of passing jail time. It was an exercise in discipline, teamwork and resistance.
Racist rumours should be ignored
Nov 27, 2007 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation continues to receive inquiries from people concerned about rumours claiming that there is a plan to kill white people in South Africa after Mr Nelson Mandela passes on. Some of the inquiries are motivated by genuine concern. Others border on the manipulative.
Remembering Black Wednesday
This week, the 30th anniversary of Black Wednesday, we remember the role of the courageous journalists, newspapers, anti-apartheid organisations and activists targeted by the apartheid regime in 1977.
They sacrificed their freedom in their quest to inform the public about the realities of our country then; and in the struggle for democracy.
Madiba and Chancellor Merkel meet
Mr Nelson Mandela met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at his office in Johannesburg today.
Ms Merkel is on a two-day state visit to South Africa as part of her first tour of sub-Saharan Africa.
Madiba announces Johannesburg 46664 concert
A 46664 concert will be staged in Johannesburg on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2007, Mr Nelson Mandela announced today.
The first 46664 concert, aimed at raising HIV/AIDS awareness, was held in Cape Town in 2003. Concerts in George, South Africa (2005), Madrid, Spain (2005) and Tromsø, Norway (2005) have followed.
The Johannesburg concert will be supported by the City of Johannesburg, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and 94.7 Highveld Stereo, a Johannesburg-based radio station.