Thirty years after Madiba returned
Nelson Mandela Foundation CE Sello Hatang's March 2020 letter, looking back on a busy February …
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Nelson Mandela’s release and the unimagined dream
Thirty years ago, a 71-year-old Nelson Mandela walked out of the then-Victor Verster prison, an…
UnThere us: An account of the violence of heterosexual marriage identity-making
The undeniable, incontestable, bona fide truth about the “New South Africa” is that its mother and…
Country of Madiba's dreams
Nelson Mandela Foundation Chief Executive Sello Hatang looks to the Foundation's 2020's goals, and reflects…
Dig deeper to dream bigger
The Foundation's CE Sello Hatang reflects on South Africa's Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng's delivery of…
Queering queer discourse: Advocating for recognition of the existence of queer people
To be queer is an unhappy state of affairs. It means to be in protest…
Learning to dream again
In recent weeks we have been reminded again of how strongly populism is running in…
Building a culture of peace
September found the Foundation travelling in response to invitations to visit Mexico City, Ramallah, London,…
Ukuthunuka
“I knew as well as I knew anything that the oppressor must be liberated j…
South Africa is still possible
Recent manifestations in South Africa of femicide, of men killing women because they are women,…
Flying the flag for change
Why does the Nelson Mandela Foundation fight in the Equality Court to have displays of…
Time to reclaim healing
July is always a full and challenging month for us, as Mandela Day …
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…