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Nelson Mandela Foundation launches Promise of Leadership book
July 27, 2009 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation has launched a coffee-table book detailing the events that occurred at the first Promise of Leadership Dialogue, held in March this year. The dialogue took place at Helderfontein Estate, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 20-21.
Promise of Leadership to be captured in coffee-table book
March 26, 2009 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation and South Africa: The Good News are producing a coffee-table book about the recent Promise of Leadership Dialogue, held in Johannesburg on March 20 and March 21, 2009.
The book seeks not just to capture the essence of the dialogue, but also to further the discussions by incorporating original writing by those who attended and by other thought leaders on the various session topics.
Role of the media in moving Africa forward and vision for Africa in 2050 hotly debated
March 21, 2009 – The sixth session of the Promise of Leadership Dialogue was a fiery one, with participants hotly debating the role of the media in Africa, and perceptions of the continent in Africa itself and abroad, before the Nelson Mandela Foundation CEO Achmat Dangor wrapped up the conference with the seventh session, entitled "Africa 2050: Looking to the Future".
Promise of Leadership sessions focus on leaving a legacy in Africa
March 21, 2008 – Day two of the Promise of Leadership started with the Nelson Mandela Foundation's CEO Achmat Dangor asking people to reflect on the intense debates of yesterday and bear those in mind when debating today's topics.
Dangor said that it was of particular significance that the day's dialogue sessions, which focused on Africa's past and future, occurred on the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and on the annual Human Rights Day in South Africa.
Dialogue calls on young Africans to lead
March 20, 2009 – The purpose of the Nelson Mandela Foundation's Promise of Leadership Dialogue, which began today, was to discuss critical issues affecting our continent and determine the role of leadership in addressing these issues, said the event's facilitator, journalist Pat Pillai,
Not even a highveld thunderstorm, which caused a 15-minute power outage and flooded the entrance hall of the Helderfontein Estate, could dampen the delegates' enthusiasm for the discussions on the first day of the two-day event.
Paul Kagame encourages African leaders to make a difference
March 20, 2009 – Rwanda's President Paul Kagame opened the Nelson Mandela Foundation's Promise of Leadership dialogue today with a keynote address highlighting the need for leadership in Africa to tackle the challenges facing the continent.
Held at the Helderfontein Estate, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, the two-day dialogue aims to examine the role of leadership in addressing these challenges.
