Time to reclaim healing
July is always a full and challenging month for us, as Mandela Day …
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From doing more, to doing differently
During the 1970s and 1980s, there was a global commitment to end Apartheid. Funding for…
Mandela Day: the dream
Nelson Mandela Foundation CE Sello Hatang writes about Nelson Mandela International Day and the dreams…
Democracy needs our support
Foundation Chief Executive Sello Hatang reports back on the first time the Foundation has acted…
Gender in crisis: The latest IAAF ruling and the implications for global gender constraints
The IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) could have welcomed and celebrated Caster Semenya, admitted…
Flagging racism
Nelson Mandela Foundation CE Sello Hatang's April newsletter, in which he remarks on changes to…
Our nameless name's sake
The terrorism of the Apartheid flag in modern South Africa.
Country of our dreams
One has been filled with pride at the work of the South African National Defence…
Dare not linger
Not surprisingly, 2018 was a momentous year for the Foundation as we joined with partners around…
Oprah joins influential African women to help us start imagining a new future
With just over a month to go until the end of the year, the Nelson…
Twenty years on: Where is truth and reconciliation?
On 31 October 1998 Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), handed the…
Nurture our children for SA’s future
Over a rickety ramp and past prefabricated walls, we are greeted by eager eyes. Two…
Building the South Africa we want
For over a decade during his tenure as a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Foundation …
It is in our hands
As our celebration of Nelson Mandela’s centenary kicks into high gear, there is also n…
From flames to freedom
The violence erupting across many of the country’s poorest provinces and areas signals the d…
To find freedom we must turn to the past
Did we find freedom on 27 April 1994? What did this moment mean for the undoing of…
Mother of the Nation
The passing away of Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was a devastating blow for us at the…
South Africa is at a pivotal point
February 2018 was a momentous month for our country by any standards. At last President Jacob…
The year of Nelson Mandela's centenary
As an organisation with a clear mandate to promote the legacy of Nelson Mandela, the…
Democracy's been captured – we need a new vision for change
Madiba was a fighter. This fighting spirit was harnessed and was one of those who…