The Centre of Memory is where the Nelson Mandela Foundation works to further Nelson Mandela's legacy of dignity and freedom for all.
The year 2018 marks a major milestone in the incredible story of Nelson Mandela – his centenary. The Nelson Mandela Foundation plans to honour his legacy by building a base towards the future.
You are welcome to visit the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory. This is where Mandela worked from the end of his presidency in 1999 to the end of his public service in 2004.
On Tuesday, the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Media Monitoring Africa and the Oslo Freedom Forum hosted a panel discussion and dialogue named “Media Under Fire”. The dialogue was part of ongoing work to engage with the media in South Africa. The event sought to explore new threats posed to the media, as well how journalists begin to self-censor when they find themselves under threat.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has taken note of the prison sentence given to Ms Vicky Momberg. It delivers a clear message to South Africans that the kind of race-based abuse for which Ms Momberg was found guilty will not be tolerated.
As Nelson Mandela pointed out, as long as there is someone out there who is oppressed, none of us can truly claim our freedom, Nelson Mandela Foundation CE Sello Hatang said at the opening of the first Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) to be held in South Africa on Monday.
President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the Nelson Mandela Foundation on 26 March to discuss plans for the Nelson Mandela Centenary events for the year, and for the Mandela Day 2018 programme.
The ushering of media freedom in South Africa in the post-apartheid state has been one of the most important aspects of maintaining democracy in the country. An event held with MMA on the 8th of March engaged with some of these key moments in South Africa and how these events were able to hold politicians and corporates accountable for the weakening of democracy.
When Nelson Mandela established the Nelson Mandela Foundation in 1999, he gave the institution a clear mandate to work on peace and democracy building as well as human rights. We believe these three pillars are necessary for a liberatory future, one in which justice and equality is championed and valued. In particular, this future is one in which tragedies like that we have witnessed with Micheal Komape and Lumka Mketwa are never allowed to transpire.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation, the Oslo Freedom Forum and Media Monitoring Africa invite you ro a public dialogue engaging with threats to the media and freedom of expression.
In 2017, HRF established a partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation to bring the Oslo Freedom Forum to South Africa in 2018, the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth.
Sea to Ski is an epic motorcycle enduro that takes place between the sea of the Wild Coast and Tiffindell Ski Resort, one of the highest spots in South Africa.
Join the staff and residents at Drakenstein Correctional Services facility to in a race commemorating the 28th anniversary of the release of our beloved former President, Nelson Mandela from the then Victor Verster Prison.
A public lecture by Dr Mamphela Ramphele on the topic "(Re)Imagining the State and Society.
The Oliver & Adelaide Tambo Foundation and the Nelson Mandela Foundation invite you to a discussion on the legacies of two great leaders, OR Tambo and Nelson Mandela.
Help us keep Madiba's legacy alive.
South Africans who wish to donate are invited to SMS Madiba to 42607. Each SMS will donate R30 towards the work carried out by the Nelson Mandela Foundation. South African carriers only.
