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.
Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity (AFRE) week in South Africa. Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity (AFRE) - one of an interconnected set of fellowship programs launched by The Atlantic Philanthropies as part of the foundation's final grants to empower new generations of leaders to work together around the globe to advance fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. It is a program to support courageous and creative leaders dedicated to dismantling anti-black racism in the United States and South Africa, two nations with deep and enduring legacies of racial exclusion and discrimination.
Mandla Mandela hands out blankets which were donated by the Al-Imdaad Foundation in Mfulo Community Hall in Soweto and in Hammanskraal in Gauteng Province.
Making Reading Fun is an initiative of the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Archive and Research department, which aims to make reading a much more fun activity for the future leaders of our country. The initiative targets different age groups each time, with this month’s reading aimed at our youth between 6 and 12 years of age.
Making Reading Fun was launched on 15 April 2023 to encourage reading and literacy among South Africa’s children, and to impart knowledge of Mandela’s extraordinary life story, and his values, which are celebrated worldwide.
Photographs of the 21st Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture delivered by Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, the post-lecture donor dinner, a dialogue programme held at the Nelson Mandela Foundation "Conversation Convening with Malala", Malala’s tour of the Apartheid Museum, and her visit to the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory.
Malala visits the Apartheid Museum and receives a guided tour of the exhibitions. The Apartheid Museum is a museum illustrating apartheid and the 20th-century history of South Africa.
Malala's visit to the Nelson Mandela Foundation and receives a tour of the Archive, temporary and permanent exhibitions including Nelson Mandela's post-presidential office. She took a group photo with the staff of the Foundation outside next to Madiba's statue.
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.
Round table dialogue on strengthening the health sector workforce to deliver Early Childhood Development services held at the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF),
Orlando High School celebrating 80 years of producing leaders. Orlando High School started with only 5 learners at Communal Hall in 1932. The late former president of South Africa’s younger sister, Nomabandla Leaby Mandela also attended Orlando High in 1945 and her son, Makgatho Mandela later joined the school in 1967 along with Zwelakhe Sisulu.
Nelson Mandela visiting Helen Suzman, a former member of Parliament for the Progressive Federal Party, at her sickbed. Possibly with Patty Suzman as well.
Nelson Mandela and Graça Machel visiting Xhoma family at their home in Alexandra. The Xhoma family house is where Nelson Mandela rented a room as a young man when he first came to Johannesburg in 1941.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation with the Graça Machel Trust, Kuhluka Movement, and Zoleka Mandela Foundation hosted an event as part of the "Remembrance period" to mark five years since Madiba’s passing and to recognize the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence.
The event aimed at focusing on purposefully create a caring society that prioritizes women and adolescents and creates the conditions for a dignified life, in a society like South Africa where the murder rate of women is three times the global average and 68.5% of women have experienced some form of sexual violence.
Photos of a dialogue held at Glenhove Conference Centre, Johannesburg, facilitated by the Nelson Mandela Foundation in partnership with Brand South Africa. Africa-European economic relations and the challenge of overcoming financial and political alienation was the focus of the dialogue. Participants included Finnish Minister of European Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Alex Stubb, who led the discussion, and Master of Ceremonies for the event, Dr.Petrus de Kock from Brand South Africa.
Visit by the Western States Centre to the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Chief Executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation Sello Hatang gave them a tour of the archive, exhibitions and Madiba's post-presidential office.
Three (3) sub-series of photographs by Ilan Ossendryver. 1. Photos of Nelson Mandela and family took after the press conference in Soweto, probably on 13 or 14 February 1990, just after his release. Photos are taken in the front of his house with nurses greeting him, schoolgirls at the fence. Portraits and full photos of Mandela standing with a raised fist. Close-ups of Mandela with Zindzi Mandela and baby and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Murphy Morobe and Zwelakwe Sisulu are also in the photos.
2. Photos of Nelson Mandela casting his vote at the voting station in Houghton, Johannesburg. Zindziswa Mandela is in the photos.
3. Photos of Nelson Mandela attending Arbor day in Soweto holding a spade and planting a tree. Machel, Graça both seated greeting children dressed in green Arbor week T-shirts and yellow hats. Ahmed Kathrada is also in the photos.
Photos of Nelson Mandela's visit to Zola Clinic, Soweto, organised by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with Jimmy Carter and Thabo Mbeki, holding babies (HIV positive).
The Nelson Mandela Foundation and Joburg City Parks & Zoo have collaborated to commemorate the 9th anniversary of the passing of Madiba. Over the years, the Foundation has marked the event through dialogue on critical social issues. This year the celebration was marked by a special Nelson Mandela Day convening, opening a park in the Riverlea community. The park will stand in honour of Madiba's legacy, and the values that he espoused. It will be the tangible site for our One Million Tree Campaign, which aims to promote environmental justice, and food security and mitigate the impact of climate change.
Mandela day library book club launch at Protea Glen secondary school, and handover of the library to the school by Kaya FM in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
On 6 September 2014, right in the middle of National Literacy Week, students and educators at Skeen Primary School in Alexandra township, Johannesburg, celebrated the opening of the school’s Mandela Day container library. The library is the 49th facility of it kind to open since the launch of the Mandela Day container library project in 2012.
150 learners, teachers and cycling enthusiasts convened at the Torah Academy campus in Norwood, Johannesburg, for the 14th annual CycAlive challenge, a youth highlight in the Mandela Day activities calendar. Field Band Foundation from Springs, Rabbi Dovid Hazdan -the dean of the Torah Academy, Dan Zimba, Rabbi Mottie Hadar, Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein, Sello Hatang, Marlene Bethlehem, Lelo Mzaca, a 702 sports, Johannesburg Steelwings Harley Davidson Club-who arrived to show their support, and Ian Freeman of RAM.
AIG Angel Wings Club, as part of its charity drive, donated toys, books and stationery, paid for by members of staff. The donation was channelled through the Nelson Mandela Foundation with clinical psychologist Jonathan Percale, CEO of Tara Hospital, Dr Florence Otienno and other senior staff presents.
Each One Feed One distribution in Ikageng centre in Orlando West Soweto. The Nelson Mandela Foundation Executive Officer Sello Hatang addressed the beneficiaries and assistance with packing the food parcels.
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.
Nelson Mandela Day launch 2022. The Nelson Mandela Foundation framed Nelson Mandela Day 2022 around its food and nutrition programme, under the theme “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are”.
Miss Universe 2022, Harnaaz Sandhu visits the Nelson Mandela Foundation, receives a guided tour of the temporary and permanent exhibitions, including the vault. Few photos taken in the auditorium.
Lourens and Lorato Labuschagne visits the Nelson Mandela Foundation. They were given a guided tour of Nelson Mandela's post presidential office, Nelson Mandela Life and Times Exhibition and the Archive.
Visit by John F Stevenson to the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) and receives a guided tour of the exhibition, archive and Nelson Mandela's post presidential office.
Photographs of the Centenary Annual Lecture with guests arriving, group photos with Barack Obama, the audience and all the speakers. The photographs are from six different photographers.
Photographs of the Centenary Annual Lecture with guests arriving, registrations, group photos with Barack Obama, the audience, all the speakers and a performance by the Soweto Gospel Choir.
Photographs of the stadium, and stands with Nelson Mandela merchandise. Photographs of the Centenary Annual Lecture with guests arriving, group photos with Barack Obama, the audience and all the speakers.
Photographs and group photographs of the Centenary Nelson Mandela annual lecture with guests arriving. Group photos of Mandela family, President Cyril Ramaphosa with President Barack Obama, Sello Hatang, Graca Machel, Professor Njabulo Ndebele, and Tshepo Motsepe. Also photographs of the annual lecture speakers.
On the 23rd of June, the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory hosted a handover ceremony in which Lourens and Lorato Labuschagne donated their Apartheid South African flag to the Nelson Mandela Foundation archives in exchange for the new South African flag. The ceremony was followed by an insightful and moving panel discussion with the Labuschagnes, Candice Mama, author of Forgiveness Redefined: A Young Woman’s Journey Towards Forgiving the Apartheid Assassin who Brutally Murdered Her Father and Gaongalelwe Tiro, author of Parcel of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro, facilitated by the Foundation’s Verne Harris.
Two consultations organised by the National Education Crisis Forum (NECF) in preparation of the Higher Education National Convention, with the aim of solving the crisis in higher education.
Sizwile School for Deaf Children visits the Nelson Mandela Foundation and receive a guided tour to Nelson Mandela’s post presidential office and Nelson Mandela Foundation permanent exhibition.
Chris Eeubank visits the Nelson Mandela Foundation and receive a guided tour to Nelson Mandela’s post presidential office, Nelson Mandela Foundation's archive and permanent exhibition.
Shamilla Chettiar’s visit to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, receives a guided tour of the Life and Times of Nelson Mandela exhibition, Madiba's post presidential office and the archive.
Donor recognition event and unveiling of the donor wall 2022. Donors were awarded certificates of acknowledgement for their support towards the work of the NMF
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.
The Nelson Mandela 5th Annual Lecture with Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General and Nobel laureate. The focus of the Lecture was on the progress of Africa, that it needed to be balanced on three pillars: security, development and human rights.
Nelson Mandela Foundation staff having coffee and conversation with Eleonaora Cost. On the second day of their visit, Eleonaora and her sister had a guided tour at Alexandra and Vilakazi street-Orlando with David Sithole.
Nelson Mandela Foundation staff having coffee and conversation with Eleonora Cost and her sister . NMF Archivist Zandile Myeka gave them a tour of the archive and Ann-young the NMF Exhibitions Co-ordinator gave them a tour of the temporary and permanent exhibitions.
Mr Graca Machel visiting the Nelson Mandela Foundation engaging with the temporary exhibition “Negotiating Democracy and meeting with the Chief Executive of the foundation Mr Sello Hatang. On the second visit to Sanctuary Mandela hotel, Mrs Machel and Mr Hatang receive a guided tour of the hotel.
A donation handover by the American Tower Foundation to the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Each One Feed One distribution to the community members of South Hills in Johanessburg. Nelson Mandela Foundation Chief Executive Sello Hatang, Yase Godlo Director of Mandela Day and volunteers helping with sorting and carrying food parcels to old and needy community members houses.
Mandela Day Tree Planting outside the premises of the Nelson Mandela Foundation with Green Development Foundation and the staff of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Visit by Green Development Foundation (GDF) to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, receives a guided tour of the archive, exhibitions and Madiba's post-presidential office.
International Women’s Forum of South Africa visits the Nelson Mandela Foundation, and receives a guided tour of the archive and the permanent exhibition from Sello Hatang.
Raimundo Robredo Rubio visits the Nelson Mandela Foundation and receives a guided tour of the temporary and permanent exhibitions including Nelson Mandela's post presidential office, and the archive.
A public launch by the Nelson Mandela Foundation held at the Donaldson Orlando Community Centre (now called YMCA). The Foundation launched a logo that will be the symbol of all the Nelson Mandela centenary activities. Seven schools were invited to the launch.
Rundela27, a long Run to Freedom road-running race in Gauteng that covered 27km, 13.5km and 5km, on 15 July 2018.The race formed part of the Nelson Mandela Centenary celebrations, which celebrated the birth, life and legacy of Madiba. Sport was one of the vehicles that Madiba used to drive unity. The route passed landmarks in Johannesburg that are dedicated to his name and memory.
Turkish delegation visiting the Nelson Mandela Foundation. They receive a guided tour of the permanent and Archive vault by exhibition coordinator, Ann-young Maharaj and Director of Archive and Research, Razia Saleh.
Elders walk together at Constitutional Hill. A year-long walk to freedom, by building global empathy and supporting civil society on issues of peace, health, justice, and equality.
Angola Deputy President Bornito de Sousa and his spouse Maria José Rodrigues Ferreira Diogo visiting the Nelson Mandela Foundation accompanied by Angola Ambassador in South Africa HE Mariam Filomena Delgado. The guests received a guided tour of Nelson Mandela's post presidential office, Nelson Mandela Life and Times Exhibition and Negotiating Democracy Exhibition by Razia Saleh (NMF Director of Archive and Research). The guests also visited Sanctuary Mandela.