25 July, 2011 – The Ninth Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture was held on Saturday, 23 July, at the Linder Auditorium in Johannesburg. Before this year’s speaker, Professor Ismail Serageldin, took to the stage, Professor Jakes Gerwel, chairman of the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, spoke about the Centre.
He introduced a video featuring Mr Nelson Mandela, who spoke about the vital role the Centre has played and continues to play in reconciliation and the remembering of South Africa’s struggle to overcome oppression.
Mr Mandela also expressed his desire for others to continue the work he had begun. “The time has come to fully hand over my work,” he said, describing his longing for people to live in harmony and with equal opportunity.
See the video below.