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Royal visit to Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall view archive

3 November 2011 |

3 November, 2011 – A portion of Nelson Mandela’s archive was viewed today by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall when they visited the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory in Johannesburg.

They were accompanied by Mr Mandela’s wife Mrs Graca Machel, South Africa’s High Commissioner to the Court of St James His Excellency Zola Skweyiya and Achmat Dangor, the Chief Executive of the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory.

New scams sent via SMS

3 November 2011 |

The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory has been made aware of a new scam, this time sent via SMS. The Centre of Memory urges the public not to be fooled by an unsolicited text offering compensation.

Public scam warning

Fraudulent SMS promises compensation

3 November 2011 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

3 November, 2011 – The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory has been made aware of a new scam doing the rounds, this time sent via SMS. The Centre of Memory urges the public not to be fooled.

SAA hands over Mandela Day libraries in Qunu and Mvezo

27 October 2011 |

27 October, 2011 – The installation of Mandela Day libraries continues to spread the Mandela Day message about people’s capacity, when working together, to bring about positive change. The libraries promote a reading culture and address the call for equal access to resources for education.

The twelfth and thirteenth Mandela Day Libraries were opened at schools in the historically important areas of Mvezo and Qunu in the Eastern Cape district where Nelson Mandela was born. The two refurbished container units were sponsored by the South African Airways which, in the last two years, has involved primary schools in the area in their Mandela Day activities.

Family wants answers on 40th anniversary of Timol’s death

Mandela called him “brave young man”

26 October 2011 |

26 October, 2011 – Statement on behalf of Mr Imtiaz Cajee, nephew of Ahmed Timol and author of the book Timol: A Quest for Justice

In 2009 President Jacob Zuma posthumously awarded the Order of Luthuli to Ahmed Timol for his “excellent contribution and selfless sacrifice” in the anti-apartheid struggle. But the truth remains elusive around the death in police detention on 27 October 1971 of this 29-year-old school teacher.

Nelson Mandela has 50 000 followers on Twitter

@NelsonMandela a hit on social media

25 October 2011 |

25 October, 2011 – Seven months to the day after it started, the Twitter account @NelsonMandela has 50 000 followers.

“We are delighted at reaching this milestone,” said Sello Hatang, Communications Manager at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory. “What this means is that 50 000 people around the world and their thousands of followers get daily tweets of Mr Mandela’s words spoken in a variety of contexts over 60 years. They also receive daily historical dates in Mr Mandela’s life and reliable news updates.”

Nelson Mandela officially counted

Third Census for retired statesman

21 October 2011 |

21 October, 2011 – Nelson Mandela was today officially counted on the eleventh day of South Africa’s Census 2011. He was officially enumerated at his home in Qunu, in the Eastern Cape, by the Statistician-General Pali Lehohla. Mr Mandela, who is now fully retired, has joined millions of South Africans in being counted in the Census which began on 10 October 2011 and is scheduled to end on 31 October.

Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory receives prominent visitors

“Very special” experience

14 October 2011 |

14 October, 2011 – “Very special”, was how Sarah Dunn, the new head of UKAID, described her tour of the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory archive today.

Ms Dunn and her colleague Hilary Nkulu were shown items from Mr Mandela’s personal archive by Sello Hatang, head of communications of the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory (NMCM). They saw the oldest items in the archive, Mr Mandela’s Methodist Church membership cards from 1929 to 1934, a photograph of him when he was a teenager at high school, and letters he meticulously transcribed in prison.

Media release: Nobel Peace Prize winners

Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory congratulates winners

7 October 2011 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

From all of us at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory we would like to congratulate the three winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni Activist Tawakkul Karman.

Birthday wish for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu

Happy 80th birthday, Arch

7 October 2011 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

On behalf of all of us at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, we would like to wish you a very happy birthday.