Discovery: the 'dompas' – A young person’s perspective The donation of a "dompas", a kind of domestic passport from the apartheid era, to the Nelson Mandela Foundation sparked…
Coalitions, the new normal in South Africa Judging by the recent developments in the Nelson Mandela Bay City Council and the Johannesburg City Council, the questions regarding…
Mandela Day and UN Sustainable Development Goals Our work with our partners across the country has shown that successful implementation of the Legacy Garden and One Million…
Media Statement: Unlocking Untapped Leadership Potential in ECD Forums On Monday the 27th of February, The Nelson Mandela Foundation in partnership with the Early Care Foundation held the first…
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 connection to her. When I…
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".
Commemorating Nine Years Since Madiba’s Passing, in Riverlea – A Community at the Margins The Foundation and its partners have established and opened a Nelson Mandela Remembrance Park in Johannesburg's Riverlea.
10 February 1990 – The world held its breath in anticipation as Mandela’s release announced Thirty-three years ago today, Nelson Mandela was released from prison, and what a profoundly different society he was released into.…
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 February 1990, after…
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 in Mangaung. This year’s…
Energy crisis: Turning citizens into criminals I was listening to the radio sometime last month when I heard the brilliant Ms Lerato Mbele put all things…
Media Statement: Foundation deeply saddened by the passing of the first Speaker of democratic South Africa’s parliament, Frene Ginwala We have been deeply saddened to hear that Frene Ginwala has passed away, and send condolences to her family, friends…
Media Statement: Live to Lead The Nelson Mandela Foundation is proud to announce the launch of a new Netflix Series on effective leadership, in collaboration…
Staying the course through trouble and uncertainty As the year draws to an end, unavoidably, we have to reckon with the December anniversary of Madiba’s passing and…
Media Statement: The Nelson Mandela Foundation commemorates the 9th Anniversary of Madiba’s Passing through its One Million Tree Campaign The Nelson Mandela Foundation and Joburg City Parks & Zoo have collaborated to commemorate the 9th anniversary of the passing…
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 Richard Stengel came to help Nelson Mandela…
Remember Mandela Walk & Run: 11 December The Mandela Remembrance Walk & Run will take to the streets of Pretoria on the 11th of December in a…
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. Meanwhile, countries of the Global…
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 stated South Africa doesn't have…
Media Statement: Two Years After Constitutional Court Victory, Domestic Workers Are Yet To Attain Justice Join us on Wednesday 30 November 2022, when the Socio Economic Rights Institute (SERI) and the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF)…