Accessing urban land markets in Gauteng, for the urban poor
A critical issue we need to grapple with in post-apartheid South Africa is informality and…
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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…
The first time in 28 years that Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo met: archive
The Foundation's archivists recently spoke to Beth von Schreeb, who donated to its archive photographs…
Media Statement: Wishing Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu a happy 90th birthday
The trustees and staff of the Nelson Mandela Foundation celebrate the 90th birthday of…
SA’s gaping wounds must be attended to
South Africa's Constitution promises the right of all citizens to live with dignity, but so…
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…
Justice, (un)gendering and reframing: a reflection on the 2021 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture
Lawyer and gender-activist Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane reflects on the 19th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, delivered…
The rule of law and food for all
In August 2021 the Foundation focused on the 19th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture and on continuing…
Dialogue: Public solidarity towards radical reform
Sincere collaboration can take South Africans far as a nation, and civil society can work…
Annual Lecture 2021: Chairperson's opening remarks
Madame Fatou Bensouda is uniquely positioned to explore the connections between accountability…
Media statement: 19th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture
Peace and justice must work side by side – and “prioritising one over the other jeopardises the…
Annual Lecture 2021: Fatou Bensouda's full address
This is the full transcript of former ICC Chief Prosecutor Madame Fatou Bensouda's Nelson Mandela…
Public Solidarity Towards Radical Reform
Today the Nelson Mandela Foundation convened a dialogue on the theme of solidarity…
Nelson Mandela, champion of women's rights
Nelson Mandela championed women's rights, as his speeches show, writes archivist Lerato Tshabalala.
It is in our hands to rebuild our country from the ashes of the unrest
What an extraordinary and painful month July was for South Africa, writes Foundation CE Sello…
The importance of justice and the rule of law for social cohesion: Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture 2021
The importance of justice and the rule of law for social cohesion will be examined…
Reflection on Mandela Day 2021
Coming off a wave of public violence and loss of life in South Africa triggered…
Making cities a home
South Africa's pathway to land reform and redress was the subject of a dialogue, hosted…