News – Press release
#MandelaLWTF: The journey continues with a social media first
Join the conversation and live Tata’s legacy
26 November 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Press release
With the long-awaited release of the autobiographical movie Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom on 28 November 2013, Gareth Cliff with #HandsAcrossSA, together with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and Ster Kinekor, are encouraging everyone in South Africa, and indeed the world, to see the movie and join in the conversation.
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The Nelson Mandela Quotations Collection: Supporting South Africa's disadvantaged children
20 November 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Press release
Nelson Mandela has become an icon for peace and reconciliation throughout the world. Many of his groundbreaking ideas were penned by hand during his imprisonment on Robben Island.
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President Jacob Zuma opens Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
Multi-purpose public facility, interactive archive and dialogue venue
18 November 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Press release
South African President Jacob Zuma opened the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, official home of the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, on 18 November 2013. The official opening by President Zuma marks a significant period in our country’s history and reminds us of the 20th anniversary of our democracy to be celebrated in 2014.
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President Zuma visits former President Mandela: issued by the Presidency
18 November 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Press release
President Jacob Zuma has this morning, 18 November 2013, visited former President Nelson Mandela at home in Houghton, where he continues to recover. The health of the former President remains much the same as it was when President Zuma last visited him, which is stable but critical while Madiba continues to respond to treatment.
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Mandela movie's Idris Elba receives BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Humanitarian Award
11 November 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Press release
On the evening of 10 November 2013, Idris Elba, who plays Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, was awarded the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Los Angeles Britannia Humanitarian Award.
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Successful White House screening of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
8 November 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Press release
US President Barack Obama hosted a special screening of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom at the White House on the evening of 7 November in the company of producer Anant Singh, Mandela's daughters, Zindzi and Zenani, lead actors Idris Elba and Naomie Harris and director, Justin Chadwick.
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Obama to host Mandela movie screening at White House
5 November 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Press release
Following the successful premiere of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom on Sunday, 3 November, Anant Singh announced today that US President Barack Obama will host a special screening of the film at the White House in Washington on Thursday, 7 November. Singh and members of the Mandela family have been invited.
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Sunderland AFC marks Monty's birthday
Suite named in honour of legend’s 70th birthday
5 November 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Press release
On 1 November Sunderland Football Club celebrated a landmark birthday of one of its most famous sons, with a special tribute evening at the Stadium of Light.
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Long Walk to Freedom’s Idris Elba addresses media at Madiba’s post-presidential home
5 November 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Press release
On the back of the successful South African premiere of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, the Nelson Mandela Foundation hosted an exclusive press conference with lead actor Idris Elba, who plays Mandela in the film, Tony Kgoroge, who plays Walter Sisulu, Producer Anant Singh and Director Justin Chadwick on 4 November, 2013.
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Two decades of freedom
A 20-year review of South Africa
4 November 2013 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Press release
On 4 November, 2013 the Goldman Sachs Group launched its report Two Decades of Freedom: What South Africa is Doing with It, and What Now Needs to be Done, at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory in Houghton, Johannesburg.
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