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.
Today, the Nelson Mandela Foundation was in the Supreme Court of Appeals opposing Afriforum's appeal of the 2019 Equality Court decision that declared that gratuitous displays of the Apartheid flag constitute hate speech.
A letter Nelson Mandela wrote from Robben Island in 1970 portrays how much Madiba valued education.
This year, Freedom Day arrived amid a crisis of political accountability. By now, the headlines are familiar—the most recent elections saw the lowest voter turnout since 1994, a sign of growing political disaffection.
The recipient of the 2022 Dialogue and Advocacy Fellowship is Luveshni Odayar. Luveshni holds an MSc in Sustainable Development and Environmental Economics from the University of St Andrews and an MSc (Res) in Geography from Rhodes University.
Representatives from Soochow University, the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy as well as the Taiwanese Embassy to South Africa attended as handover ceremony during which documentation of Nelson Mandela’s investiture as Doctor of Laws by Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan, was handed to the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation will be framing Nelson Mandela Day 2022 around its food and nutrition programme, under the theme “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are”.
Join the Foundation as it officially opens a new exhibition, accompanied by a conversation between the Foundation’s Head of Leadership Development, Professor Verne Harris and Anthropology lecturer at the University of Witwatersrand, Dr Kholeka Shange, as they explore Prof Harris’ book, Ghosts of Archive.
Please join us for the launch of Homeland – A Song for Refugees.
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.
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