Ardon Bar-Hama when he came to the Nelson Mandela Foundation for his third visit and third day of work to digitize archival materials. New installation to enable him to take photos of scrolls and documents on the floor.
Photographs of Ardon Bar-Hama with Richard McKibbon, Canadian intern. Ardon Bar-Hama is a digital photographer, specializing in high quality digital capture of Special Collections in libraries, museums, institutions and private collections. Google supports a project to digitize the journals and archival documents of Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. The project helps to preserve thousands of documents, photographs, and audio-visual materials chronicling the life and times of Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. Recommended by Google, the two institutions commissioned Ardon Bar-Hama to undertake the digitization.
C3.1 Incomplete Afrikaans letter to Jakes Gerwel from unknown sender 1998 C3.2 Letter to Jakes Gerwel from Floris Brown, 10 June 2002 2002 C3.3 Letter from Jakes Gewel to G Barnes and Son re unfinished renovations at his home 2002 C3.4 Letter from Jakes Gerwel to Vodacom regarding hands-free kit 2004 C3.5 Letter extending Jakes Gerwel's membership of the Nelson Mandela Museum Council 2002
Notebook with ms notes by JG; inserts: loose page with photograph of 4 girls captioned "Die vier Abrahams susters" and guest list and menu (circa 2017)
C1.1 Early prose and poetry (not itemised, circa early 1970s) (1 folder) C1.1.1 Ms "Die man met die lang kop" dated and signed, 27/5/80. Illustrated. Ms "Die prins en die sonstraaldiamante", dated and signed 29//5/1980. Illustrated. Ms "'n Potlood kan loop", dated and signed 30-31/5/1980. Illustrated. Ts version of each. Unsigned and undated ms report/critique. "Die wind waai hard" and"Vir Pearl Cleage" "Jou mooi bloed op my hande" (Vir Johan) "Sy offer" (kortverhaal) "Gebed om die son" "Grense" "O! My mooi bruin taal" C1.1.2 Fragments of prose and poetry, and doodles C1.1.3 Ms anthology of poems and short pieces (undated) C1.1.4 Ms booklet titled "Tekene van die tyd" Ms booklet titled "UMshushmbo" Ms booklet titled "Creative Art I" Ms booklet titled "Creative Art II" C1.1.5 Anthologies and loose poems C1.1.6 Ms poem "Vir Breyten" Loose poems Ms poems Fragments of prose and poetic pieces C1.1.7 Items pertaining to "Sage van Mistraalshoop" (satirical piece) C1.1.8 Fragments of prose and poetry (loose pages and black hard-cover book)
Bikers for Mandela continues with Mandela activities and their journey to surrounding areas in South Africa. Group photos of bikers for Mandela wearing the 46664 t-shirts.
The subseries consists of 12 printed desk calendars with handwritten notes covering the period between 1976 and 1989. The years 1978 and 1985 are missing from the collection. The calendars were used as a diary by Nelson Mandela while in prison and contain entries concerning matters such as visits, dreams, films, books, personal health and politics.
In the heart of the Limpopo farmlands, near the Botswana border, lies the village of Senwabarwana. The impoverished village (also known as Bochum), founded by businessman Stanley Thema, is one of the fastest-growing rural areas in South Africa. 147 learners attending Thabantsho Primary School have little choice but to walk kilometres every day just to get to class. Jade Orgill, Project Manager at Breadline Africa, reported that while she was setting up the school’s container library in preparation for the launch event, some Grade 7 learners explained to her that none of them had never seen a library before – and certainly not so many books in one place.
The Vakhegula Vakhegula Football Club (Gogos for Mandela) at the Discovery Soccer Park at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg. The Gogos are warming up before playing against the Orlando Pirates. With players Katlego Mashego, club owner, Beka Ntswanwisi, Christina “Maradona” Machebe and SuperSport United defender, Morgan Gould.
Gogos for Mandela" visiting the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The Vakhegula Vakhegula Football Club, popularly known as Gogos for Mandela", are a group of South African grannies aged between 49 and 84 who have their own football league in the rural province of Limpopo.
Visit of French soccer legend, Zinedine Zidane and American football star, Reggie Bush to the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Photos of the two world's sports stars carrying gifts they presented to the Foundation, learning about the work that the Foundation does and visiting the 46664 bangle production.
Bikers working in a garden, off-loading furniture, painting window panes and walls. Hugging children, planting trees, with toddlers and paintings of hands and getting ready to leave.
Start of the 6-day road-trip to Cape Town by 21 "Bikers for Mandela", doing community work on the way. With Morgan Freeman, Achmat Dangor, ANC MP Buti Manamela (on behalf of SA Parliament), Sello Hatang and KAYA FM’s MD Greg Maloka presenting framed ‘Make every day a Mandela Day’ commitment for the next 67 years.
Mandela Day activity by the "Great South African Cookbook" in Molobanyane Cooperative and Lenin Drive Garden, Alexandra, Johannesburg with ‘Food and Trees for Africa’.
Mandela Day activity by the "Great South African Cookbook" in Molobanyane Cooperative and Lenin Drive Garden, Alexandra, Johannesburg. With ‘Food and Trees for Africa’.
Nelson Mandela Day Initiative at Hillbrow boxing club made possible by Nelson Mandela Foundation Staff contributions that were meant to buy staff member Khalil Goga a wedding gift, Johannesburg.
Nelson Mandela Day Initiative at Hillbrow boxing club made possible by Nelson Mandela Foundation Staff contributions that were meant to buy staff member Khalil Goga a wedding gift, Johannesburg.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation, Operation Hydrate and Proudly South African joining forces and launching the country's biggest “Water Drive”, in an effort to bring much needed and urgent relief to communities in drought stricken areas across the country.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation’s water drive, in partnership with Proudly South African, was a resounding success, with over 30-million litres of fresh water collected for donation to drought-stricken communities.
As part of the Operation Hydrate initiative, Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane kicked off this leg of the campaign at the Foundation on Friday 29 January.
The Cotton On Foundation, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) handed over a Mandela Day Container Library to the Batsogile Primary in Klipspruit-Soweto, Johannesburg. Batsogile Primary was the 5th school to receive a library.
Happy Science, a Tokyo-based international religious organisation, handed over a Mandela Day Container Library to Tshifudi Primary School in Tshifudi Village, Vhembe Municipality, Limpopo, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF). After the passing of Mr. Nelson Mandela, Happy Science established HS Nelson Mandela Fund as its internal fund in order to advance in the will of Mr. Mandela; aiming to nurture future leaders of the world and support people who cannot receive education due to poverty, or racial, gender and caste discrimination, people who are opposed by their government and people who cannot receive medical treatment.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation in partnership with Epworth Preparatory School and SA Airlink, donated 1 000 books to the Izwilesizwe Primary School library.
Nelson Mandela Day container library handover at Bovet Primary school, Alexandra by the Cotton On Foundation in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation’s CEO, Sello Hatang all geared up to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro. Hatang will be joined by 36 other climbers on Monday 13 July 2015 to challenge the Kilimanjaro.
Professor of Economics at the Paris School of Economics, Thomas Piketty, presented the 2015 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture at the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto Campus.
Interactive display with a quiz and knowledge panels as additional element to the 'Life and Times of Nelson Mandela' exhibition at the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Nelson Mandela casting his vote at a voting station in Houghton, Johannesburg. Shots of Mandela and others including Zindzi arriving, standing at a queue.