Media statement: Foundation saddened by passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
The loss of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu is immeasurable. He was larger than life,…
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Media statement: Sadness on the passing of Franklin Thomas
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Franklin A. Thomas. We…
Mandela Remembrance Walk & Run celebrated in numbers around the world
JOHANNESBURG – The Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Gauteng provincial government have hailed t…
Madiba, Christmas and children
Madiba’s love for children was extraordinary, and this is one of the reasons h…
Media Statement: Mandela Remembrance Walk & Run to be a completely virtual event this year
JOHANNESBURG – The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) and the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) have taken t…
Media statement: Domestic work in South Africa one year after Constitutional Court victory
Friday, 19 November 2021 will mark the first anniversary since the Constitutional Court handed down a monumental…
Exhibition: into the frontline of conflict
In this collection Spanish artist Diego Ibarra Sánchez assumes a very critical stance regarding …
Siyawa: what would happen if Madiba returned?
Asisebenzi, Madiba, Siyawa. The past is a dangerous place, the present is dissolving with…
The work of reckoning with our pasts is on our shoulders
The very different lives and narratives of two people have been top of mind for…
Madiba's prison diaries
The Foundation has, in the archive, Nelson Mandela’s prison diaries, in which Mandela j…
Generation equality: Realising women’s rights for an equal future
Young women must develop grit and discipline so that they can fulfil their dreams of…
The rule of law and food for all
In August 2021 the Foundation focused on the 19th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture and on continuing…
Annual Lecture 2021: Fatou Bensouda's full address
This is the full transcript of former ICC Chief Prosecutor Madame Fatou Bensouda's Nelson Mandela…
Media Statement: 19th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture Announcement
Media Statement: to those who didn't look away on Mandela Day
We thank all those who rose to the Mandela Day challenge in the most trying…
Nelson Mandela Foundation pays tribute to Maniben Sita
The Nelson Mandela Foundation sends condolences to the family of Maniben Sita, who sadly passed…
Treason Trial letter now in Foundation archive
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has acquired an archival document with great historical significance. Dating from…
Rule of Law: the plight of small towns and villages
If there is one thing Madiba stressed over and over again, it was the fact…
Lessons from the life and times of Nelson Mandela
Foundation archivist Zandile Myeza explains what she has learned from Nelson Mandela's life story, and…
Letters on the arrest of mam'Winnie
Letters written by Nelson Mandela to his then-wife, Winnie Mandela, while she was imprisoned…