Mvezo

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  • Nelson Mandela's birth place

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12 Archival description results for Mvezo

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Childhood Days

Chapter 1 of the unpublished autobiography written on Robben Island in 1976, covering the period between his birth and his passage of rite into manhood.

Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla

E1F1 food distribution by the NMF in partnership with Imbumba Foundation and Kaizer Motaung Foundation in Qunu and Mvezo, 2020.05.20: [Set of 238 Still images]

Nelson Mandela Foundation in partnership with Imbumba Foundation and Kaizer Motaung Foundation sorting and distributing food parcels to needy community members in Qunu and Mvezo. With the help of Mandla Mandela, the tribal chief of the Mvezo Traditional Council and the grandson of icon Nelson Mandela, Executive Officer of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Sello Hatang, together with Siya Kolisi, Kaizer Motaung Junior, Richard Mabaso, Yase Godlo and the volunteers.

Distilled Photography

Installation of Mandla Mandela as Chief, 2007.04.16, Mvezo: [Set of 378 Still Images]

The series consists of 378 photographs taken on 16 April 2007 in Mvezo, South Africa, of Mandla’s installation as Chief, with Mandla Mandela, members of the family, the ceremony where he was inducted, friends and dignitaries. Included are photographs of the landscape and the surroundings around Mvezo.

Willman, Matthew

Madiba at Home - Mvezo

Video recording of Nelson Mandela celebrating his 87th birthday in Mvezo, his birthplace. He is met by the chief of Mvezo and some community members. The children are asked what standard they are in school, some community members inform him about their participation in the struggle for liberation. Community members and the children sing happy birthday for him and he leaves.

Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory

Nelson Mandela Monument in Mvezo, Eastern Cape

The monument forms part of the Nelson Mandela Museum, a development that also comprises the proposed Nelson Mandela Youth and Heritage Centre at Qunu, a few meters from Mandela's home, and a museum in Mthatha that houses gifts and awards.