Several files with raw footage of the launch of the book. Featuring, besides Mandela: Jakes Gerwel, Ahmed Kathrada, Trevor Manuel, and Thabo Mbeki. Shots of the audience and people buying the book and enjoying the catering.
Launch of the Comic Book series at the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF): Nelson Mandela meeting with Vincent Maphai of BHP Billiton and with the Umlando group of graphic artists. Also features some school children with Nelson Mandela showing him the 'Black Pimpernel' comic book. Nelson Mandela giving speech in the NMF auditorium and greeted by Anglo American executives.
To mark International Literacy Week, Macmillan in association with the READ Trust and the Nelson Mandela Foundation have launched a children’s version of Mr Mandela’s autobiography Long Walk to Freedom. South African author Chris van Wyk was at the launch, held at the READ Educational Trust in Johannesburg. “I’ve been looking forward to this day – I was very honoured when asked to write this book,” said Van Wyk.
The launch of the cooking book "Hunger for Freedom", held at Constitutional Hill. With the author Anna Trapido, her family, and a group photo of the contributors to the book.
The launch of the coffee table book ‘Mandela: The Authorised Portrait’ with Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, Albie Sachs, Ahmed Kathrada, Trevor Manuel, Jakes Gerwel, Graça Machel and others. Some nice photos of Mandela and others with the book cover behind them.
Publicity photos for the launch of the Children’s version Long Walk to Freedom: Mandela and his grandson Ziyanda Manawa, reading the Children’s version of Long Walk to Freedom.
Photo opportunity with Nelson Mandela: wearing the HIV/AIDS ribbon and the 466/64 shirt, portraits, looking at the archival material, Verne Harris showing Mandela archival materials, the crown of his head, hands, Nelson Mandela looking out of the window, and Zelda la Grange walking with Mandela.
Nelson Mandela seated behind his desk at the Nelson Mandela Foundation with a 'Sowetan' cap in front of him. Dressed in a Madiba shirt and wearing an AIDS ribbon. Taken during a photo opportunity for the Sowetan on the occasion of Mandela's birthday.
3 photographic prints of the photo opportunity in 2009 by Matthew Willman with portraits and fist of Nelson Mandela. The prints are signed by Mr Mandela and Matthew Willman.
Bill Clinton giving a speech in Parliament and together with Nelson Mandela. Graça Machel and Hillary Clinton. The photographs are taken in different locations.
Nelson Mandela in an aeroplane, looking through the window and headphone on. After his visit to Riemvasmaak. The print has been signed by Mandela on 24/04/2001.
Nelson Mandela with members of his first cabinet and of the presidency. The first six photos are with the full cabinet and two photos of smaller groupings.
Mandela receiving the highest order of South Africa, the Order of Mapungubwe Platinum, from President Thabo Mbeki. Also with Frank Chikane and FW de Klerk in the photographs.
Visit to Libya with photographs of blocks of flats, addressing meetings, damaged flats, eating. Bad quality and only a section has been properly filed.
Amy Kleinhans, Miss South Africa in 1992, hands-over her birthday gift to Nelson Mandela. Lorna Doone (artist), Amy's husband and children also feature. Bad quality prints. Taken out of album for preservation.
South African cricket captain Hansie Cronjé presents Nelson Mandela with the County Bat when Mandela visited Newlands. The print is signed by Cronjé and Mandela.
Students of the General Smuts High School holding panels which make up a photograph of Nelson Mandela. Students forming the South African flag by the colours of their t-shirts. The smaller photographs are duplicates.
An outdoor event, possibly from the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, with Mandela in a chair and about to be kissed by a young girls. Graça Machel looks on. Also with Bantu Holomisa.
