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Food and comics tell Mr Mandela’s story
Oct 1, 2008 – Nelson Mandela must be one of the best-documented historical figures internationally, with no shortage of reading material telling his heroic life story.
The two most recent authorised additions to a long list of published books about his life, however, take a decidedly different approach to the story of the first president of democratic South Africa.
Launched on July 5 and July 16, 2008 respectively, A Hunger for Freedom and Nelson Mandela: The Authorised Comic Book take a refreshing new look at the life of Madiba.
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.
Legends of liberation struggle gather to honour Sisulus
March 12, 2008 – Nelson Mandela, Albertina Sisulu and Archbishop Desmond Tutu gathered at the Nelson Mandela Foundation today to open an exhibition documenting the lives of Walter and Albertina Sisulu.
New exhibition highlights lesser-known roles of Walter and Albertina Sisulu
March 12, 2008 ‒ “Walter and Albertina Sisulu: Parenting a Nation” is an intimate account of the private and political lives of the Sisulu family during the struggle against apartheid.
A clearer picture
Nov 7, 2007 – This photograph of Mr Nelson Mandela has been published many times but it is only now that information about it has become available.
Archives and Justice
Bringing South Africa’s archives out into the bright light of democracy is the mission of Mr Verne Harris, head of the Memory Programme at the Nelson Mandela Foundation and author of the recently published Archives and Justice – A South African Perspective.