News – Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Madiba’s birthday message
Nelson Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday today by calling on the wealthy to share with the less fortunate
18 July 2008 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
July 18, 2008 – Mr Mandela gave this message to the world:
“There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty. Poverty has gripped our people. If you are poor, you are not likely to live long.”
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Message book has work to do
Collection of tributes will be used to raise funds so that the legacy continues
18 July 2008 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
July 18, 2008 – The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) is to publish an authorised book of messages for Mr Mandela’s birthday.
The 90th birthday celebration book will include rare archival material assembled by the NMF’s Centre of Memory and Dialogue and will serve to raise funds for the NMF’s work.
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Happy Birthday, Madiba!
Foundation staff wish Madiba a happy 90th
17 July 2008 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Birthday celebrations continue
Work party, rally, statue, concert ... and a surprise still to come
17 July 2008 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
July 17, 2008 – After nearly six months of celebrations for Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday, ranging from exhibitions and dialogues to reunions with former comrades and the Annual Lecture delivered by Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf last week, the activities will continue.
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Nelson Mandela comic book launched
Collection of 8 comics about Madiba’s life collated and published in hardcover
16 July 2008 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
July 17, 2008 – Biographies are about great human beings, comic books are about heroes. And this is exactly what Nelson Mandela: the Authorised Comic is about – a hero.
Launched at the Department of Education in Pretoria yesterday, with Education Minister Naledi Pandor in attendance, the comic book tells the story of Madiba’s birth and childhood, his struggle against apartheid and oppression, his 27 years incarcerated in prison on Robben Island, and his eventual rise as the first democratically elected leader of South Africa.
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New stamps mark birthday
Post Office joins in 90th celebrations with special limited edition
15 July 2008 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
July 15, 2008 – Nelson Mandela today officially received from the South African Post Office a new stamp series celebrating his 90th birthday.
The limited edition of two new stamps is available at all post offices throughout South Africa. The R2.05 postage stamp featuring a photograph of Mr Mandela taken by photographer Halden Krog will be used for domestic mail and the R4.09 stamp featuring a painting of Mr Mandela by Cyril Coetzee is for international postage.
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Work party to beautify school
Eastern Cape community to celebrate Madiba’s birthday by rolling up sleeves
15 July 2008 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
July 15, 2008 – The Nelson Mandela Institute (NMI), one of the four organisations established by Mr Mandela, is celebrating his birthday by organising a school work party in the Eastern Cape.
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Kliptown Concerned Residents plan to deliver memorandum
Complaints over delivery of housing
11 July 2008 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
July 12, 2008 – A civil society group called the Kliptown Concerned Residents is planning to deliver a memorandum today to Mr Nelson Mandela in Kliptown dealing with what they claim to be poor delivery of housing in the area.
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Madiba enjoys a quiet lunch with old friends and comrades
Focus was on catching up, teasing and reminiscing
11 July 2008 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
July 11, 2008 – As his 90th birthday approaches, Nelson Mandela is engaged in an increasing number of birthday-related events and activities. He is trying as far as possible to meet the needs of people from all walks of life to see him and to celebrate his life and work.
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SAP donates to the Nelson Mandela Foundation
SAP donates R1-million towards the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture
10 July 2008 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
July 9, 2008 – SAP, a long-standing funder of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, today gave R1-million towards the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture. This is part of a three-year commitment to the Foundation, an overall donation of R3-million.
SAP has also generously committed €20 000 towards development in the Kliptown community, where the lecture will be held this year.
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