A team of design researchers at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom in collaboration with Celeste Mckenzie, creative industries practitioners and heritage specialists in South Africa used graphic heritage as a lens to find out how much or how little information there is about Madiba in six locations named after him in the Gauteng Province. Through graphic heritage, the exhibition reveals as much about absence as it does about presence. It straddles the established but contested domain of heritage interpretation, presentation, and representation.
The exhibition is designed to inspire public engagement with its content and encourage visitors to contribute their thoughts, feelings, and observations to eventually shape the exhibition's public image. The case study locations are colour-coded to match the unique colours of the South African national flag.
The International Conference on Audio-Visual Archiving and Preservation - Africa held at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg. The theme was: “Focus On Saving And Preserving Africa’s Audio-Visual Heritage”.
Nelson Mandela continues to be memorialised in different ways all over the world. For this reason, the workshop shared new insights from the Memorialising Mandela in the Metropolis project at Loughborough University that explores the relationship between toponymy, graphic images, cultural heritage, and place making, in locations named after Madiba. Perspectives from academia, Nelson Mandela Foundation, creative industries, and delegate participation, were synthesised in the context of research undertaken in South Africa, Brazil, and United Kingdom. The workshop ended with a session on knowledge exchange and research opportunities for future collaboration.
Tenjiwe Christina Kaba née Nyushu donates her old dompas to the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Ma Christina’s dompas depicts the various regions she was allowed to reside in and has a section where her permanent or home address is listed. It is signed by the Chief/Headman.
Visit by West Papua to the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF), receives a guided tour of the Life and Times of Nelson Mandela exhibition, his post presidential office and the archive.
Mandela Day Tree Planting outside the premises of the Nelson Mandela Foundation with Green Development Foundation and the staff of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Nelson Mandela Foundation staff gathered for Yase Godlo's farewell. Yase Godlo served at the Nelson Mandela Foundation as Director of Mandela Day and Special Projects.
Ford delegates visiting the Nelson Mandela Foundation, viewing the permanent and temporarily exhibition and the Archive. The delegates visited the Sanctuary Mandela with Ndileka Mandela.
Muna El Kurd and delegates visiting the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Director of Archive and Research Razia Saleh gave the visitors a guided to of the Archive, temporarily and permanent exhibition.
Nelson Mandela Foundation donor recognition event held at the Nelson Mandela Foundation building. Following donors were awarded a certificate of acknowledgement for their support towards the Each One Feed One programme.
Southern Africa Manager and former Canon Collins Scholar Organisation: Canon Collins Educational and Legal Assistance Dr Gillian Attwood visited the NMF archive, the tour was guided by Razia Saleh Director of Archive and Research department at the Nelson Mandela Foundation
Born to be a star foundation visiting the Nelson Mandela Foundation, having a guided tour of the permanent and temporal exhibition facilitated by Ann-young Maharaj exhibition coordinator at the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Working on Fire team having a meeting with Nelson Mandela Foundation Archive and Research Director Razia Saleh and Zanele Riba Sound and Audio Archivist. Guided tour of NMF by Razia and hand-over of their newsletter WOFire News.
United Nations Relief and Works Agency delegates visit to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Razia Saleh (Director of Archive and Research at the Nelson Mandela Foundation) gave them a guided tour to the archive and the permanent exhibition. A group photo next to Madiba statue.
Mr Emmanuel Ikazoboh (President du Conseil – Ecobank) visiting the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Sello Hatang and Razia Saleh gave him a guided tour of the archive.
Australian Volunteer, Jessica Pietsch, in her capacity as Digitisation Project Officer, along with NMF Archive & Research team, participating in a marketing photographic shoot for volunteer sending agency AVI.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation pays tributes to Lucia Raadschelders, with family, friends, and colleagues. Following Lucia’s wishes, it was a modest occasion, with the emphasis on storytelling. Three of her nine siblings travelled from the Netherlands to attend. Her brother Jan Raadschelders shared reminiscences from her childhood. A number of her former Operation Vula comrades attested to her courage and her deep commitment to the struggle for freedom in South Africa and elsewhere. Close friends told stories of her love for wilderness and the way in which she had made peace with mortality. Colleagues praised her professionalism as an archivist. And the Deputy Ambassador of the Netherlands shared a message of condolence.
A dialogue on Reckoning with Reconciliation, marking the 20th Anniversary of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission Report being submitted to President Nelson Mandela. The dialogue was facilitated by Patronella Nqaba, and the main speakers were Chandre Gould, Noel Solani, Sylvia Graham, Imtiaz Cajee. Concurrently launching the: -Report: A Ground of Struggle-Four Decades of Archival Activism in South Africa by Dr Mbongeni Buthelezi -An online Archival resource-The Presidential Years launch by Tony Trew and NMF Archive team.
The opening of the exhibition with NMF and Gallery staff as well as visitors (Fuji files) and photographs of the exhibition without people (IMG files).
Nelson Mandela Debating Challenge. Six days event with students from schools in South Africa. This event is the result of a partnership between the Nelson Mandela Foundation and Tshimong, a social enterprise that trains high-schoolers in debating.
Signing of the MoU between the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) and the Market Theatre Foundation (MTF) for the handover of the exhibition 'Between States of Emergency' with NMF staff, MTF staff and Photo Workshop students.
Visit by American Rapper Jidenna Theodore Mobisson to the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Group photo of Jidenna with the Nelson Mandela Foundation staff and photographs of his tour of the NMF.
Liliesleaf, in Rivonia, was the underground farm used secretly by prominent African National Congress activists in the 1960s where the top of the ANC was arrested, leading to the Rivonia Trial.
Liverpool FC Ladies Team visit the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Sello Hatang, Chief Executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation is presented with a Liverpool soccer shirt, signed by the players and Mandela’s name on the back. Razia Saleh shows them the archives.
Then Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Achmat Dangor receives the Dr Dilli Raman Regmi International Peace Award on behalf of Nelson Mandela. Razia Saleh was present as well.
Peter Magubane donates his 3rd photo slide show to the NMF. The Nelson Mandela Foundation staff in photos are: Sahm Venter, Lee Davies, Razia Saleh, Zanele Riba, Lucia Raadschelders and Victoria Hill.
Dialogue on 'Archives at Crossroads' which was organised by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and co-convened with the National Archives and the Constitution of Public Intellectual Life Research Project. Participants in the auditorium, NMF building and photos of the ‘Malibongwe’ exhibition. The dialogue was held over two days on 23 and 24 April.
Nelson Mandela Foundation in partnership with Habitat for Humanity and the Department of Human Settlements honouring Nelson Mandela legacy by building 100 homes for 100 families across three regions; Western Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal. The photographs show the Nelson Mandela Foundation Board of Trustees and Staff member helping with building the house.
Cell C's ''Take a Girl Child to Work'' initiative hosted by the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, is a movement that affords grade 10 to 12 girl learners, the chance to experience a day in the workplace first-hand.
Trevor Manuel in conversation with Limpho Monyamane, Mmusi Maimane, a group of entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs about Madiba's Legacy and the Centre of Memory
Visit by the Archives team to Mrs Angelinah Hlope, one of the women who participated in the Women’s march to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956. Mrs Angelina Hlope is also a member of the ‘Gogos for Mandela’ soccer team. The official name of the soccer team is Vakhegula Vakhegula Football Club.
Visit of the Google Team for discussions around the digitalisation of its archives. They viewed the Nelson Mandela Gifts Collections as well as part of the archive.
Nelson Mandela, members of staff, Board members, and visitors celebrate the 10-year service of several members of staff. Nelson Mandela handing over 10-year service certificates to the Nelson Mandela Foundation staff, is introduced to new members of staff and group photos taken per department.
Photographs of re-opening refurbished building of Nelson Mandela Foundation and a handover ceremony of material to the National Archives of South Africa. The occasion also marked the introduction of Sello Hatang as Chief Executive Officer of the Nelson Mandela Foundation as of 1st June 2013 and bidding farewell to the foundations retiring CEO Achmat Dangor. Jack Devnarain welcomed guests including Professor Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele, acting chairperson of the Nelson Mandela Foundation at the time and chairperson of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation.
Re-opening of the refurbished NMF premises, including a handover ceremony of archival material to the National Archives of South Africa. Senior Archivist Razia Saleh gives a tour of the new archive.