News – Dialogue for Justice

11th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture to reach local and global audiences across different platforms

16 August 2013 | Category: Dialogue for Justice, Annual Lecture 2013

The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and UNISA will host the 11th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture on 17 August 2013.

Centre of Memory and City of Tshwane to host Young Women in Dialogue

Young female influencers on the role of gender equality in building social cohesion in Africa

16 August 2013 | Category: Dialogue for Justice, Annual Lecture 2013

What is role of gender equality in building social cohesion?

How do we as citizens come together to effect a meaningful change in Africa’s status quo, where women and children face abuse daily and where female empowerment remains more of a concept than a practical reality?

These are the hot conversation points to be explored by Young Women in Dialogue at a unique event to be held at Freedom Park in Tshwane on Sunday, 18 August.

Centre of Memory and Audi South Africa to host Business in Dialogue

SA business and thought-leaders on building social cohesion on the continent through economic emancipation in Africa

14 August 2013 | Category: Dialogue for Justice, Annual Lecture 2013

How do we move from alienation to co-operation – both as a country and as a continent? How do we, as citizens, unite and work together towards the common goal of an emancipated Africa?

These are the hot conversation points to be explored by business in dialogue at a unique event to be held at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory on Friday, 16 August 2013.

Eleventh Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture: programme of events

14 August 2013 | Category: Dialogue for Justice, Annual Lecture 2013

The 11th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture will be delivered by Dr Mo Ibrahim, Founder and Chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.

Significantly, the venue for the 11th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture is the University of South Africa, which this year celebrates its 140th birthday.

Invitation to cover the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture Dialogues Series

17 to 18 August 2013

13 August 2013 | Category: Dialogue for Justice, Press release, Annual Lecture 2013

The Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture Dialogue Series is a unique platform to drive debate on significant social issues. The Series is an important event on the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory’s calendar and encourages publics, both local and international, to enter into dialogue – often about difficult subjects – in order to address the challenges we face today and remain relevant.

11th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture: Video

11 August 2013 | Category: Dialogue for Justice, Annual Lecture 2013

The theme for this year’s Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture was “Building Social Cohesion” – a call for all South Africans to work towards a united, cohesive, democratic and national society.

Dr Mo Ibrahim, businessman, academic and philanthropist, delivered the lecture at the University of South Africa (Unisa) in Pretoria on August 17, 2013.

Embrace Tomorrow: a conversation without borders

8 August 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Dialogue for Justice

How do South Africa’s young leaders and change-makers envision the future of the continent?

This was the theme of a revolutionary dialogue co-hosted by the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and the Clinton Foundation on the evening of 7 August 2013.

Clinton Foundation and the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory to host global conversation: Embrace Tomorrow

4 August 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Dialogue for Justice, Press release

President Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Professor Njabulo S Ndebele will lead a dialogue in South Africa conversation to be livestreamed exclusively on Facebook.

Prof Vladimir Shubin clarifies reference to Mandela’s military training

4 December 2012 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Dialogue for Justice

Prof Vladimir Shubin has clarified his reference to Nelson Mandela’s military training, made during a presentation at the National Heritage Council conference in East London earlier this year.

Al Jazeera video interview with Desmond Tutu

Archbishop Emeritus speaks about anti-apartheid struggle

21 November 2012 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Dialogue for Justice

View a video interview with Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu compiled by the global news network, Al Jazeera. The interview focuses largely on the anti-apartheid struggle.