Social Bonding Beyond Borders
Our calamities and crises are barely ever isolated, writes Foundation CE Sello Hatang in his…
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Discovery: the 'dompas' – A young person’s perspective
The donation of a "dompas", a kind of domestic passport from the apartheid era, to…
Coalitions, the new normal in South Africa
Judging by the recent developments in the Nelson Mandela Bay City Council and the Johannesburg…
The Murder of Dulcie September and many other Black Female Activists and the Threat Their Legacies Pose
"I never met Dulcie September, the murdered Black South African activist, but I feel a…
Teaching the legacy of Dulcie September and other assassinated anti-racist figures of resistance as poetry for collective liberation
PhD candidate Leonard Cortana argues for "other voices and experiences".
Nelson Mandela’s release from prison: 33 years on
This year marks 33 years since the release of Nelson Mandela. He was released unconditionally on 11…
Energy crisis: Turning citizens into criminals
I was listening to the radio sometime last month when I heard the brilliant Ms…
On the (im)possibility of renewal within the ANC
On the 8th of January 2023, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the ANC’s annual January 8 statement i…
Staying the course through trouble and uncertainty
As the year draws to an end, unavoidably, we have to reckon with the December…
Tladi Ditshego, Rick Stengel and the writing of Long Walk to Freedom
Read the story of how activist Tladi Ditshego and former Time magazine journalist…
Pursuing A Decolonised Agenda for Climate Change- Perspectives from the Global South
The climate change discourse has been fraught with denialism and a constant shifting of responsibility.…
It's untrue, Mr President, that there aren't enough skilled town planners
Instead of acknowledging the government's poor performance as it relates to planning, President Cyril Ramaphosa…
Did the 'real' Nelson Mandela really die in 1985? Embracing the Global Media and Information Literacy week
Being an archivist in the era of disinformation, misinformation and fake news, Zandile Myeka believes…
In conversation with Linda Olga Nghatsane about climate-smart agriculture
In line with the theme for Nelson Mandela Day and the Nelson Mandela Annual lecture “D…
Emergent social bonds
Our highlight for October was receiving yet another international award. The Nelson Mandela Foundation was,…
Early childhood development centres’ battle for formalisation hurts the poor
A common lament from principals of early childhood development (ECD) centres is that their centre's…
KuBhubhʼuMhlaba: artist's statement
Statement by artist Thato Toeba on his cover for the podcast KuBhubhʼuMhlaba (2022).
Between the Map and the Empire, We Make Each Other Human Again
Nonzuzo Gxekwa is a photography-based artist living and working in Johannesburg. Her new retrospective publication…
Always remember
A trip to New York to retrace Madiba's footsteps there is what loomed largest for…
A leader is not a lone genius, but a joyous human being
What is effective leadership? The Foundation's Kneo Mokgopa, Manager: Narrative Development at the Foundation, explores…