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Yesterday receives Emmy nomination

Nomination recognises the growing South African film industry

The ground-breaking isiZulu feature film, Yesterday, which received South Africa’s first Oscar Nomination, has now received South Africa’s first-ever Emmy Nomination in the “Outstanding Made For Television Movie” category, it was announced in Los Angeles this afternoon.

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NMF hosts girls in Vosloorus during Cell C’s Take a Girl Child to Work Day

Campaign celebrates 50 years since the 1956 Women’s March

The Foundation took part in the Campaign by Cell C, Take a Girl Child to Work, and hosted girls from Erasmus Monareng High School in Vosloorus.

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Comic 4: The Trialist

Comic Four follows Madiba from his arrest, trials and ultimate imprisonment

The fourth comic of the Madiba Legacy Series, The Trialist, was available from June 12, 2006.

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A forum on the Protection of Personal Information Draft Bill

Protection of personal information discussed at forum

In May 2006 the Centre of Memory and Dialogue, in conjunction with the Mandela Institute (University of the Witwatersrand) and the South African History Archive convened a workshop to discuss The Protection of Personal Information Draft Bill.

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HIV epidemic in South Africa may have entered a phase of levelling off

Levels of HIV infection discussed

The HIV infection rate in persons aged two years and older is estimated to be 10.8%, with a higher rate in females (13.3%) than in males (8.2%). HIV prevalence among young adults in the 15 to 49 age group increased slightly from 15.6% in 2002 to 16.2% in 2005, which may be an indication that the epidemic in the general population of South Africa has entered a phase of levelling off.

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The Third Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture Address

Maathai challenges Africans to rise up and walk

Allow me to thank the Nelson Mandela Foundation for inviting me to share these unforgettable days with South Africa. It is both a privilege and an honour to be in your midst and to give this year’s Nelson Mandela Lecture.

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Nelson Mandela Foundation releases historical comic

Comics aim to get youth reading

The comic book initiative is part of the Foundation’s overarching aim to promote Mr Mandela’s values.

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The Second Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture Address

We are a democracy and not a dictatorship, says Tutu

What a great honour to have been invited to give this year’s Nelson Mandela Lecture following on the inaugural lecture by President Bill Clinton.

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The First Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture Address

Clinton calls for more debt relief for Africa

It is a great honour for my family and I to be here, with a lot of people from around the world to honour President Mandela. I thank Graça for her public work especially on behalf of the world’s youngest victims of war and I thank you for keeping Madiba young at 85.

 

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