Mandela’s first secretary, Zubeida Patel, passes away
It is with sadness that we learnt about the passing of Ms Zubeida Patel late…
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From the Chairman of the Board and Interim Management
Foundation Board Chairman, Prof Njabulo Ndebele reassures stakeholders that, as the core custodian of Madiba’s…
Vangasali: leaving no child behind
Here's how the Foundation is helping to ensure no child in South Africa is left…
Over a hundred thousand kilometres to the middle of nowhere
How the Foundation's Mandela Day Director Yase Godlo found the middle of nowhere while delivering…
Anant Singh film highlights 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Film producer Anant Singh has produced a gender-based violence (GBV) awareness film to highlight…
Finding an old friend
Find out how the Foundation helped a family trace a grandfather's friendship with Nelson Mandela.
Vangasali – Making sure everyone counts
The Vangasali campaign was launched on the 2nd of June 2020 as part of Child…
Needed: A new social contract
Foundation CE Sello Hatang writes of South Africa's need for social healing to mend the…
Digitising the archive
Over the past few years, the Archive team has been working at digitising and cataloguing…
Mapping of early childhood development centres in Mbizana
Having a better understanding regarding the spread and quality of Early Childhood Development (ECD) provisioning…
#MyCovid19Story – Being an archivist during a world pandemic
In light of the impacts of Covid-19, as an archivist at the…
Annual Lecture 2020: post-lecture reflections
These are reflections following the delivery of the 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture by…
Annual Lecture 2020: Secretary-General Guterres's full speech
Read the full transcript of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres's Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2020 …
Annual Lecture 2020: pre-lecture reflections
These are selected reflections by the Nelson Mandela Foundation's team of commentators before UN Secretary-General…
Inequality pandemic: community empowerment is key
For the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the month of June has been another one shaped indelibly…
New online exhibition: Negotiating Democracy
This online exhibition draws on archives to explore South Africa's pre-democratic negotiation process.
Media Statement: Launch of ‘MANDELA, My Life: The Official Exhibition’
During Nelson Mandela’s post-presidential years, he spent part of his life establishing institutions and o…
Pan-African clean energy leaders trained in South Africa
On the 10th of February, the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business (U…
Nelson Mandela Foundation shocked to learn of Kobe Bryant's death
The Nelson Mandela Foundation was shocked to hear of the tragic deaths of Kobe…
20 years continuing the unfinished work of Nelson Mandela
The Nelson Mandela Foundation pays tribute to three of its staff, all of whom have…