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Nelson Mandela Foundation hosts veteran activists

Mr Mandela pays tribute to women’s sacrifices

30 May 2007 | Category: Dialogue for Justice

Four women who played major roles in the struggle shared their memories, ranging from organising the 1956 Women’s March to the Union Buildings to making bombs in the kitchen, with an invited audience at the Nelson Mandela Foundation on May 30, 2007.

Challenges around post-apartheid archiving tackled at conference

Nelson Mandela Foundation, National Archives and the University of the Witwatersrand host conference  

23 April 2007 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

On April 23 and 24, 2007, the Nelson Mandela Foundation, in partnership with the National Archives and the University of the Witwatersrand, hosted a conference designed to reflect on the impact democratisation has had on South Africa’s archival landscape.

SA news editors engage in dialogue on HIV/AIDS

The media’s role in reporting HIV/AIDS is debated

26 March 2007 | Category: Dialogue for Justice

On the February 20, 2007, the Nelson Mandela Foundation hosted, in collaboration with the HIV/AIDS and the Media Project at the University of the Witwatersrand, a dialogue engaging editors, scientists, activists, researchers, People Living With HIV/AIDS and doctors on the role of the media in the reporting of HIV/AIDS.

NMF receives grant from Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola donates R25-million to preserving Mandela papers and artefacts

20 March 2007 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Foundation combine to deliver a grant of R25-million to support the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

Comic 6: The Negotiator

Issue 6 of the comic series illustrates Mr Mandela’s final years in prison

8 January 2007 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Publications

The sixth comic in the Madiba Legacy Series is available from January 17, 2007.

Mr Nelson Mandela’s World AIDS Day message for 2006

1 December 2006 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

Nelson Mandela’s World Aids Day message to the world was that all countries and regions need to work together in the response to HIV. He asked all leaders to be example in fighting any form of stigma and discrimination.

National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS is debated

Deputy Minister of Health introduces a dialogue on the National Strategic Plan on HIV/AIDS

17 November 2006 | Category: Dialogue for Justice

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, introduced a dialogue on the implementation of the National Strategic Plan (NSP) at the Nelson Mandela Foundation on November 17, 2006.

The Foundation commemorates Samora Machel in Mbuzini

Life and vision of Samora Machel celebrated

6 October 2006 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

On the October 6, 2006, the Nelson Mandela Foundation participated in an event hosted by the National Department of Arts and Culture, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the tragic death of the late President of Mozambique, Samora Machel, and 34 of his colleagues and comrades.

Finding solutions for anti-retroviral backlog

ART delivery in resource-poor South Africa is dialogued

26 September 2006 | Category: Dialogue for Justice

In September 2006, the Nelson Mandela Foundation, in partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), facilitated a multi-stakeholder dialogue session on the delivery of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings in South Africa.

Comic 5: Prisoner 466/64

Nelson Mandela’s incarceration on Robben Island is portrayed

20 September 2006 | Category: Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Publications

The fifth comic of the Madiba Legacy Series was made available from September 26, 2006.