Nelson Mandela Foundation files legal challenge to realise equitable land access on the anniversary of Madiba's passing South Africa remains haunted by the continued legacy of land dispossession. Against this backdrop, the Nelson Mandela Foundation will be…
A year of purposeful action This year, the Nelson Mandela Foundation continued its work advancing social justice, from large-scale public events like the Nelson Mandela…
Gender-based violence through Nelson Mandela’s lens I ask myself when will enough be enough? When will I ever walk down the streets of Johannesburg, Bethlehem or…
The archives reflect The year is slowly drawing to a close and as we try to access our last reserves for that final…
A better world is possible this festive season and beyond As the end of 2024 approaches, the year that lies behind us looks eventful in retrospect, writes Foundation CEO Mbongiseni Bhuthelezi.
Trapped in economic limbo: finding sustainable ways of realising true equity As a young Black woman raised in a township, with the support of a close-knit family of five, access has…
Insights from the 2024 IASA Annual Conference: "Interdisciplinary Connections" The 55th International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) annual conference provided invaluable opportunities for participants to engage with…
Reflection on the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2024 – Realising our Shared Humanity Nobel Laureate in Literature Abdulrazak Gurnah explored his experience of our shared humanity when he delivered the 22nd Nelson Mandela…
Exhibition launch: Our Shared Humanity in Action On the 29th of October 2024, the Nelson Mandela Foundation launched an exhibition entitled Our Shared Humanity in Action, focused on…
A legacy that works I am honoured to address you for the first time as the new CEO of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. As…
The Nelson Mandela Foundation mourns the passing of Tito Mboweni, a servant leader The trustees and staff of the Nelson Mandela Foundation were saddened to hear of the untimely passing of Tito Mboweni.
The Rainbow Nation ideal: an ever-distant promise The Rainbow Nation is one of South Africa's most distinguishable features, fostered by the concept of "rainbowism" - a concept…
Restoring Common Ground: Reflections from the Young Bled Strategic Forum September's Young Bled Strategic Forum took place at a time when the world is experiencing more wars simultaneously than at any…
Belonging Through most of this year I have been thinking about the question of belonging, writes the Foundation's acting CEO Verne…
Heritage Day: Botho le Semelo sa Basotho Nomahlozi Ramohloki, the Foundation's Dialogue and Advocacy Coordinator, explores her Basotho heritage.
“Words Are All We Have” On the 28th of September, Nobel Prize Laureate for Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah, delivered the 22nd Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, a…
Nobel laureate delivers 22nd Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Johannesburg Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah spread a message of hope when he took the podium on Saturday, 28…
Full transcript: 22nd Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture A full transcript of the 22nd Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, delivered by Nobel Peace laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah on 28 September…
Where do Africans belong? "Where do Africans belong" was the topic of a 26 September Critical Dialogues panel discussion featuring Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah,…
Making Reading Fun: September On Saturday 21 September 2024, we hosted about 50 children from M.C. Weller and Ekhukhanyiseni Primary Schools in Alexandra, Johannesburg,…
