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Ariel Dorfman reading to bolster relief efforts in Chile

Presenter of this year’s Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture to lend support to Chilean earthquake relief effort

26 April 2010 | Category: Dialogue for Justice

April 26, 2010 – On Monday, May 3, the presenter of this year’s Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, Ariel Dorfman, in conjunction with Kerry Kennedy, the Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights and The Public Theater, will present a one-night-only benefit reading of his play Speak Truth to Power: Voices From Beyond the Dark.

SAMA winners commit to Mandela Day

Musicians meet with Nelson Mandela

22 April 2010 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Mandela Day

April 22, 2010 – Winners of the recent South African Music Awards (SAMA) today committed themselves to action on Mandela Day – a day of humanitarian action. 

Mandela Day Report 2009

With Mandela Day 2010 coming up, we look back at events that marked Mandela Day 2009

21 April 2010 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Mandela Day

April 21, 2010 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation and 46664, in association with their sister organisations, have called for Mandela Day on July 18 to be recognised as an annual international “day of humanitarian action” in celebration of Nelson Mandela’s life and legacy.

The Soshanguve community discusses the challenges posed by HIV/AIDS

Community vows to take action against HIV/AIDS

21 April 2010 |

April 21, 2010 – “My status, my health, to protect those I love” was the theme of the second HIV/AIDS community conversation held at Falala Hall in Block F, Soshanguve, last week.

Socio-economic issues dominate community conversations

Communities plan the way forward

15 April 2010 | Category: Dialogue for Justice

April 15, 2010 – Although socio-economic issues, such as poverty, gender violence and joblessness, burden many people across South Africa, proactive communities are finding ways to work together to alleviate their circumstances.

Foundation publishes “Turning off the Tap” on hyper-endemic Southern Africa

aids2031 paper looks at hyper-endemic Southern African regions

14 April 2010 | Category: Dialogue for Justice

April 14, 2010 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation, in partnership with its aids2031 hyper-endemic co-chairs, the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the Joaquim Chissano Foundation, recently published Turning off the Tap: Understanding and Overcoming the HIV Epidemic in Southern Africa.

Nelson Mandela receives inaugural ABETO Africa Peace Award

Always Be Tolerant Organisation honours Nelson Mandela with its first Africa Peace Award

14 April 2010 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

April 14, 2010 – Nelson Mandela was honoured for his contribution to dismantling the apartheid state and ushering in South Africa’s first democratic government with the first Always Be Tolerant Organisation (ABETO) Africa Peace Award.

Facilitators prepped and ready for 2010 community conversations

Community owned sustainable solutions key to addressing HIV/AIDS pandemic

12 April 2010 |

April 12, 2010 – In 2009, the Nelson Mandela Foundation conducted more than 100 community conversations to address the challenges brought about by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, in 11 communities across the country.

Cycalive 2010 cyclists arrive in Durban

First Mandela Day event of 2010 wraps up

26 March 2010 |

March 26, 2010 – A typically hot and humid Durban greeted 30 exhausted but elated young Cycalive riders and their supporters on arrival at the Durban City Hall yesterday afternoon, as the first official event of this year’s Mandela Day came to an end.

Reaching the coastal city concluded the final leg of their five-day relay cycle from Johannesburg to Durban, and this year’s Cycalive nation-building initiative.

Foundation launches Rivonia Trial database

Foundation’s Memory Programme launches a comprehensive Rivonia Trial database

25 March 2010 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

March 25, 2010 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation has launched an online Rivonia Trial database.

The Rivonia Trial, arguably the most significant political trial in South Africa’s history, generated a vast archive of information, ranging from official court records, to media coverage.