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NBA representatives visit Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
1 September 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Representatives of the National Basketball Association (NBA) of the United States of America paid a visit to the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory this morning and enjoyed a tour.
The group included retired NBA player Dikembe Mutombo, administrators and a representative of NBA sponsor Nike.
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Former President Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital
1 September 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Press release
Former President Nelson Mandela has this morning, 1 September 2013, been discharged from the Pretoria hospital where he has been receiving treatment. We would like to wish him all the best as he continues his recovery at his Johannesburg home.
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Former President Mandela still in hospital: issued by the Presidency
31 August 2013 |
The Presidency has noted incorrect media reports that former President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital. Madiba is still in hospital in Pretoria, and remains in a critical but stable condition.
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'I have a dream': 50th anniversary
28 August 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Today, Wednesday 28 August 2013, marks the 50th anniversary of late activist Martin Luther King Jr’s immortal “I have a dream” speech – a speech that Nelson Mandela has referenced.
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Community Conversations conference: Lessons learned
In conversation about community dialogue interventions and CCE methodology
28 August 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Dialogue for Justice
On 26 August 2013, the German Academy for International Cooperation, together with the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, hosted a conference that addressed the impacts and challenges of the Community Dialogues initiative.
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Update on former President Nelson Mandela: issued by the Presidency
24 August 2013 |
Former President Nelson Mandela still remains in hospital in Pretoria and his condition is still critical but stable.
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Japanese grant assistance project makes every day a Mandela Day at Twilight Children in Hillbrow
23 August 2013 |
The Government of Japan, through its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) Programme, has extended assistance to the amount of R736 862.55 to Twilight Children in Hillbrow, to ensure sustainable learning through the provision of stable, everyday resources.
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Community Conversations Conference to drive AIDS dialogue
In conversation on the global AIDS response and development agenda
23 August 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Press release
The German Academy for International Cooperation (GIZ), together with the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, will on 26 August, 2013 host a dialogue about targeting the global AIDS response and how it can and should inform the post-2015 development agenda.
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Dr Mo Ibrahim: SABC Radio News interview
19 August 2013 | Category: Dialogue for Justice, Annual Lecture 2013
Mobile communication expert, billionaire and philanthropist Dr Mo Ibrahim was the keynote speaker for the 11th Nelson Mandela Lecture.
Held in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon, 17 August 2013, Ibrahim spoke about building social cohesion in South Africa almost 20 years into democracy.
SABC National Radio Current Affairs Editor Angie Kapelianis has interviewed him and compiled this profile.
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Youth need to lead social cohesion in Africa
Youth in dialogue as part of the 11th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture programme
18 August 2013 | Category: Dialogue for Justice, Annual Lecture 2013
A Youth in Dialogue event, part of the 11th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture programme, was held on Sunday 18 August 2013 at the Maboneng Precinct in Johannesburg. Around 200 young South Africans and civil society stakeholders gathered at The Open in Johannesburg’s pulsing Maboneng Precinct to engage on the topic “Active Citizenship and Building Social Cohesion”.
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