The Covid-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global challenge and the Nelson Mandela Foundation has joined with partners to support South Africans and their government in their fight against the virus.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation, like so many in South Africa, has been profoundly disturbed by the fire which has ravaged buildings of Parliament in recent days. It has been a sobering start to 2022 for our country, one which could become a metaphor for the state of our democracy and the historical moment in which we find ourselves.
Watch: Mam Graça Machel's message of condolence and support in the wake of Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu's death.
I find myself profoundly saddened by the departure of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and simultaneously in celebration of his rich legacy. Amid these mixed emotions, I mourn the loss of a brother, my loyal friend and my spiritual leader.
The loss of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu is immeasurable. He was larger than life, and for so many in South Africa and around the world his life has been a blessing. His contributions to struggles against injustice, locally and globally, are matched only by the depth of his thinking about the making of liberatory futures for human societies. He was an extraordinary human being. A thinker. A leader. A shepherd. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this most difficult time.
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Franklin A. Thomas. We send our condolences to his family and friends, as well as to the broader Ford Foundation family, of which he was part.
JOHANNESBURG – The Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Gauteng provincial government have hailed those who participated in numbers in this weekend’s annual Mandela Remembrance Walk and Run, which was held as a completely virtual event this year.
Join a discussion that explores how to achieve socio-economic justice in South Africa.
Join the Foundation for a virtual dialogue on 8 July 2021 with Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille and Adv Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, entitled ‘Making cities a home: achieving urban land reform'.
Join us for a lively discussion on whether South Africa's Constitution has fulfilled its promise of dignity for all.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation in collaboration with EMS Productions invite you to a dialogue: September Amnesia: Reckoning with the life and still unexplained murder of Dulcie September.
Join Graça Machel, Foundation CE Sello Hatang, Namibia's First Lady Monica Geingos and Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga as they discuss the bonds that bind us.
On Saturday 7 November the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Imbumba Foundation and Kolisi Foundation will distribute food packages to child-headed households in Tembisa. This is part of a strategy to fight the scourge of food insecurity in vulnerable communities.
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