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The Nelson Mandela Foundation has expressed profound sorrow at the news of the passing of South African billionaire Douw Steyn.
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The Nelson Mandela Foundation is taking legal action to compel the South African government to ensure equitable land access, arguing that nearly three decades post-democracy, the state has failed to fulfil its constitutional obligations
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has lodged a legal application for the equatable distribution of land in memory of Mandela’s 11 years of his passing.
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EThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba emphasises the importance of unity in addressing social issues during the 155th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth.
Malema is facing legal action over defamatory statements made about Dr Naledi Pandor, as the chairperson of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, demands a public apology following false claims of receiving a VBS loan.
This year’s annual lecture will be delivered by fellow Nobel Prize laureate and celebrated autho, Abdulrazak Gurnah.
This follows Professor Njabulo Ndebele’s retirement from the position after more than a decade at the helm.
Reflecting on his own retirement, Professor Njabulo Ndebele noted, ‘It is time for me to step away and make way for fresh leadership’.
Their City of Gold performance is part of their ‘Smokie’s 45th Anniversary World Tour in South Africa’, which is presented by Lefra Productions.
New Nelson Mandela Foundation Chief Executive Dr Mbongiseni Buthelezi has been a prominent social commentator, and fulfilled the role of Associate Professor at the University of Johannesburg, where he engages deeply with questions of justice, transformation, reparation, memory and archive.
In a groundbreaking partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Department of Basic Education, Ford launched a new early childhood development centre in Mamelodi on Monday.
The new CEO sees the foundation having an important voice on the international stage in struggles for justice.
To mark Nelson Mandela International Day, the Merewest Community Foundation supported by local businesses, mostly security companies, planted trees at the corner of Himalayas Road as the start of legacy projects the foundation will embark on.
These are some of the things you can do to give back to the community this Mandela Day.
One organisation, which sees a sizeable number of abandoned babies, some of them as young as two days old almost on a daily basis, is the Door of Hope Children’s Mission in Glenvista, south of Johannesburg.
To also mark this day, the Gauteng Department of Health will embark on the second edition of the Surgical Marathon initiative on Nelson Mandela Day on July, 18.
The theme for Mandela Day this year is: It is still in your hands to combat poverty and inequity.
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The incredibly talented students from Stadio School of Fashion were challenged to reimagine handcrafted items made by 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela and deliver a fusion of fashion and yarn designed to captivate patrons. Up-and-coming young couturiers are competing for bragging rights and cash prizes.
This event anticipated hosting 10 000 participants and offered a 5km walk as well as a 10km and 21km run.
The larger than life legacy of Nelson Mandela will be immortalised with the construction of a new UCT Nelson Mandela Public School of Governance and Memorial Centre.
Justice Mokgoro, who was an celebrated member of the Order of the Baobab, died on May 9 at the age of 73 and will buried on Thursday.
A series titled Mandela: Life, will be a five-part documentary of Nelson Mandela’s monumental life and his achievements throughout South Africa’s trying times.