News – Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

Marking Heritage Day with a new picture of Mr Nelson Mandela

Please help us with any information you may have of this photograph

23 September 2007 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

A Nelson Mandela Foundation archivist has discovered a photograph of Mr Nelson Mandela during his school years which could be the earliest photograph of him yet found.

It is thought that the photograph may have been taken when he was a student at Healdtown, the Wesleyan College in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape.

New comic released: President-in-waiting

Seventh comic in the eight-part series, now available

21 September 2007 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Publications

The Nelson Mandela Foundation and Umlando Wezithombe Publishing have released the eagerly anticipated seventh comic in the eight-part Madiba Legacy Series.

We remember Steve Bantu Biko

Steve Bantu Biko died on 12 September 1977 at the hands of apartheid state operatives

11 September 2007 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

Thirty years ago Mr Steve Bantu Biko was brutally murdered. He was only 30 years old, a young man full of vision and promise. His death robbed our country and the world of a truly gifted leader.

Comic series showcased at information congress

Nearly 10 000 copies of Nelson Mandela comics handed out at World Library and Information Congress

11 September 2007 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Publications

The Nelson Mandela Foundation and Umlando showcased the successful Madiba Legacy Comic Series at the World Library and Information Congress held in Durban, South Africa, in August.

Foundation interns return to Canada

Meeting Mr Nelson Mandela the highlight of four-month stint in SA

10 September 2007 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

Ms Carol-Anne Graham and Ms Stephanie Nemcsok, who have been working as interns at the Nelson Mandela Foundation for the past four months, headed back to Canada in the first week of September.

Indian ties with South Africa honoured

Ms Saeeda Cachalia gives Mr Nelson Mandela historic photograph

29 August 2007 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

Mr Nelson Mandela received a courtesy call from Mrs Sonja Gandhi, leader of the Indian National Congress in India and widow of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, on Wednesday, 22 August.

London statue honours Madiba’s contribution

Ceremony attended by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other dignitaries

29 August 2007 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

A lifelike statue of Mr Nelson Mandela, his arms outstretched, was unveiled today in Parliament Square in central London, to stand as testimony of the triumph of freedom and humanity over oppression.

Mr Mandela and his wife, Mrs Graça Machel, witnessed the unveiling of the bronze statue, which is slightly larger than life size, and was sculpted by the late Ian Walters.

Malibongwe igama lamakhosikazi

Reflections on Women’s Day 2007

8 August 2007 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Dialogue for Justice

August 9 1956 is a day that we as South Africa can look back on and feel a deep sense of pride, in the impact made by the women then and in the inspiring legacy they have left the women of today.

On Women’s Day, August 9 1996, 40 years after that memorable stand by 20 000 women against an unjust system, our Founder delivered a speech in Pretoria in their honour.

Albert Luthuli remembered at exhibition opening

A loving father and an ‘ordinary man’

19 July 2007 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

JULY 19 2007 – Making Peace, an exhibition celebrating the legacies of Chief Albert Luthuli and Mr Nelson Mandela, opened today at the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The opening was attended by Mr Mandela, President Bill Clinton, and an invited audience of about 180 dignitaries and media.

Nelson Mandela turns 89!

Mr Mandela’s birthday celebrated with launch of new website

17 July 2007 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

It is no coincidence that the Nelson Mandela Foundation launches its new website on Mr Nelson Mandela’s 89th birthday. The Foundation’s website is a celebration of Mr Mandela’s life and experience – a gift in itself to many people around the world who share his values and beliefs.