Nelson Mandela Foundation to acquire the Jakes Gerwel Archive The Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Jakes Gerwel Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding whereby the Foundation’s Centre of…
Forward, together We live in trying times. And it is becoming clear that they will not get easier very quickly, writes the…
Boys' tour of Constitution Hill In celebration of Human Rights Day on the 22nd of March 2021 the Born to Win Foundation, the Nelson Mandela Foundation,…
Communique to stakeholders The Nelson Mandela Foundation has concluded an investigation into complaints that were made by anonymous staff members against the CEO,…
The first Dulcie September Annual Lecture Assassinated anti-apartheid activist Dulcie September will be commemorated in March 2021 when the Nelson Mandela Foundation joins with Freedom Park…
Our work will continue This time of upheaval for the Nelson Mandela Foundation will pass, and the entity's work will continue, writes Foundation Board…
Mandela’s first secretary, Zubeida Patel, passes away It is with sadness that we learnt about the passing of Ms Zubeida Patel late on the evening of Saturday, 13…
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 legacy, the Foundation’s Board of…
Vangasali: leaving no child behind Here's how the Foundation is helping to ensure no child in South Africa is left behind.
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 food parcels to the needy…
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 the call for people to act…
Finding an old friend Find out how the Foundation helped a family trace a grandfather's friendship with Nelson Mandela.
From the archives: Negotiating Democracy Visit the Negotiating Democracy exhibition, which traces the negotiation process from the release of Nelson Mandela to the signing of South…
Vangasali – Making sure everyone counts The Vangasali campaign was launched on the 2nd of June 2020 as part of Child Protection Week. Vangasali is a Xitsonga phrase meaning No…
Needed: A new social contract Foundation CE Sello Hatang writes of South Africa's need for social healing to mend the tears caused by patriarchy, corruption,…
Digitising the archive Over the past few years, the Archive team has been working at digitising and cataloguing both the collections under the…
Mapping of early childhood development centres in Mbizana Having a better understanding regarding the spread and quality of Early Childhood Development (ECD) provisioning in the country will enable…
#MyCovid19Story – Being an archivist during a world pandemic In light of the impacts of Covid-19, as an archivist at the Nelson Mandela Foundation I had to quickly adapt to…
Annual Lecture 2020: post-lecture reflections These are reflections following the delivery of the 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, by the Nelson…
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 speech.