News – Dialogue for Justice

Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture dialogue: “The Challenge of Science in Building Democracy”

22 July 2011 | Category: Dialogue for Justice

22 July, 2011 – Friday evening’s panel discussion and dialogue at the Nelson Mandela Foundation grappled with the topic, “The Challenge of Science in Building Democracy”.

Prof Ismail Serageldin speaks at the University of Johannesburg

22 July 2011 | Category: Dialogue for Justice

22 July, 2011 – Harmonies of the University of Johannesburg Choral Group filled the Conference Hall at the Soweto Campus to welcome Professor Ismail Serageldin’s presentation entitled “In Conversations with Youth – the Shape of Tomorrow. The seven pillars of the knowledge revolution.”

Prof Ismail Serageldin meets with the press at the Nelson Mandela Foundation

21 July 2011 | Category: Dialogue for Justice

21 July, 2011 – Professor Ismail Serageldin, Director of Egypt’s Library of Alexandria and official speaker for this year’s Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, addressed members of the press at the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) today. He was accompanied by NMF Trustee Dr Mamphela Ramphele and NMF Chief Executive Achmat Dangor.

Sensational singers set to entertain at 2011 annual lecture

We learn more about the musicians singing at the annual lecture

20 July 2011 | Category: Dialogue for Justice

20 July, 2011 — Listening to the vocal collaborations of Christopher Vale, Katleho Mogase and Phenye Modiane is sure to bring on goose bumps. These talented musicians, each at different stages of their respective degrees at the University of Pretoria, will be led by Paul Ferreira on piano and provide entertainment at the ninth annual lecture at the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

Professor Ismail Serageldin to deliver this year’s Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture

7 July 2011 | Category: Dialogue for Justice

7 July, 2011 – The Director of the Library of Alexandria, Professor Ismail Serageldin, who witnessed the beginning of the uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East, will deliver this year’s Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, which will focus on Pluralism, Cohesion and Social Participation for a Just Society.

Nelson Mandela Foundation publishes final 2010 community conversations booklet

14 June 2011 | Category: Dialogue for Justice

14 June, 2011 –  In 2007, the Nelson Mandela Foundation launched the community conversations programme, with the aim of facilitating discussions around the “burning issues” that concerned communities across the country. HIV/AIDS is without doubt one of the most serious challenges the country faces today, and this became the focus of the community conversations programme.

Call for Expression of Interest for NGOs to implement Community Conversations on HIV/AIDS

Call for NGOs to implement Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Community Dialogues

20 May 2011 | Category: Dialogue for Justice

20 May, 2011– The Nelson Mandela Foundation, in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, calls on experienced non-governmental organisations capable of implementing community dialogues in all South African provinces to submit Expressions of Interest. 

Nelson Mandela Foundation publishes community conversations case studies

Case studies explore root causes of xenophobia in communities

25 March 2011 | Category: Dialogue for Justice

March 25, 2011 –  Following a successful pilot project by the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s dialogue division, it is proud to announce that case studies written by its head facilitators are now available on the website for download.

Robert Sobukwe exhibition launches at the Nelson Mandela Foundation

Sobukwe’s oft-uttered phrase “Remember Africa” offers starting point for dialogue

24 February 2011 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Dialogue for Justice

February 24, 2011 – The Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe exhibition launch this evening, hosted by the Nelson Mandela Foundation, marks the opening of the 10th in a series of exhibitions created by the organisation as a means of engaging members of the public in open dialogue.

Aids2031 launches report

The Foundation to host the launch of the aids2031 report

31 January 2011 | Category: Dialogue for Justice

January 31, 2011 — The Nelson Mandela Foundation is hosting the launch of Aids: Taking a Long Term View, a report released by the aids2031 initative, on 3 February 2011.