Nelson Mandela casting his vote for the first time at Ohlange High School near Durban. Next to him is Gay McDougall, an America Human Rights lawyer who served on the Independent Electoral Commission. The photos are taken inside the voting station whilst most photos of Mandela casting his 'first vote' are taken outside the voting station and are actually of him casting his second vote.
Adele Dion, High Commission of Canada honours Nelson Mandela with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal. Mbuso Mandela received the Medal on behalf of his grandfather.
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 mural, which depicts hands, was made by staff at the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) and finished by the 150 pupils at the school, under the supervision of the Spaza Art Gallery.
Arthur Chaskalson, former President of the Constitutional Court and former Chief Justice of South Africa presents Nelson Mandela with a copy of “One Law, One Nation” on the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of the Constitution.
Nelson Mandela Centre of Learning is an initiative of the Earthrise Trust. Located in Naledi village on Rustlers Valley farm, near Ficksburg in the Free State and it was opened on the 17th of July 2016.
Nelson Mandela Foundation staff prepared Christmas boxes with gifts for children of the Menzi and Nokiphila Community Services. The last ‘Mandela Day activity’ of the year.
Nelson Mandela Foundation partnered with South African Police (SAP) who brought +/- 20 of their staff members to paint, clean and garden a Centre in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
Schools opened by the Nelson Mandela Institute for Education and Rural Development (NMIERD) in Mthatha, South Africa, aiming at building sustainable rural education solutions and taking forward Mandela's Legacy in Education and rural development.
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.
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” is the title of the virtual exhibition which was made for Mandela Day events in 2011. The title was taken from the children’s song which Nelson Mandela, in the early years after his release, would sing to and with groups of small children. This exhibition not only highlighted Nelson Mandela’s love of children; his own and the children all over the world but also their attraction to him.
"The Great South African Cookbook" Mandela Day activities in Molobanyane Cooperative and Lenin Drive Garden, Alexandra, Johannesburg. Also with ‘Food and Trees for Africa'.
The company Regal Distributors in Linbro Business Park (Johannesburg), donated food boxes for Mandela Day. The NMF delivered the boxes to Thusong Care Centre in Alexandra and Club Care Centre in Orlando West, Soweto.
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.
The Government of India donated two million rand to the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The decision to make the donation was made following the visit to South Africa by Prime Minister of India H. E. Mr. Narendra Modi in July 2016
67 blankets for Mandela Day knitted at the Union Buildings in Tshwane. Gardens of the Union Buildings covered with thousands of handmade blankets as part of a Guinness World Record attempt by 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day.
Vodacom Mandela Day 2015 - Vodacom staff and volunteers spent their 67 minutes packing thousands of nutritional food buckets for children and families in need.
SA Taxi supporting Nelson Mandela Day. Activities of the day included: Mandela Day with bumper stickers on 10 000 taxis at the rank were handout, MTN and Coca Cola were part of the activation and they provided a mobile stage and promo material that can also carry the Mandela Day messaging.
Transnet Port Terminals, in partnership with Mandela Day, have created an initiative called “Shoes on Feet”, which aims to collect school shoes for disadvantaged children in key communities. "Shoes on Feet" volunteers distributed the first donations to learners at Isidingo Primary School in Umlazi Township, Durban, before moving to schools in Port Elizabeth and the Western Cape during March.
* The week of 12- 17 September 2016 was marked Clean-up & Recycle SA week, the aim of the week is to increase awareness in South Africans of the many benefits of recycling (socially, environmentally and economically) and the importance of a litter-free environment. As part of International Coastal Clean-up Day on Saturday 17th of September, PETCO partnered with Plastics * SA and 140 enthusiastic volunteers to clean up Robben Island in memory of Nelson Mandela.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation in partnership with the Market Theatre hosted an artist tribute called ''Letters from Mandela''. ''Letters from Mandela'' aimed at finding some of the warmest moments of Nelson Mandela; as the son, the man, the comrade, the father as well as the son of Africa.
In celebrating the memory and legacy of Nelson Mandela, the Gauteng City Region, City of Tshwane in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) hosted the third Mandela Remembrance Walk, from Kgosi Mampuru Prison to the Union Buildings.
International Mandela Dialogues on Memory Work: ''Creating Safe Spaces Across Generations'', 2016 held in South Africa and Sri Lanka with participants from Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Croatia, Nepal, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka as well as United States of America.
Challenge 67’, the Global Mandela Day initiative by Norton Rose Fulbright: building of Menzi Home for handicapped children. Launch of the Challenge at the NMF and work at the site.
Caring4Girls sanitary towels distribution at Masibambane College in Orange Farm, Gauteng, with the aim of keeping young girls in school during their monthly cycles.
Miss Earth 2015 regional semi-finalist Dineo Monatisa visited Ipeleng Primary School in Bekkersdal to educate the learners about Miss Earth tree planting program and the importance of planting trees.
Dialogue programme and meetings of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), a grant-making foundation which supports local, national and regional organizations in Africa working towards women’s empowerment.
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.
Mandela sewing clothes, talking to Walter Sisulu and prisoners in the courtyard. The visit to the Island was during 1964 after the London Daily Express was granted permission by the South African government.
Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday celebration held in Qunu. Group photos of Mandela with family, Graça Machel as well as former United States of America's President Bill Clinton.
The Xolilizwe Sangoni Comprehensive High School was opened by Nelson Mandela in 1999. The photographs especially cover the vocational training sections. This formed part of the Nelson Mandela Institute for Education and Rural Development programme.
Launch of Mandela’s 90th birthday celebrations, demonstrating Mandela’s and his organisation's commitment to working for the upliftment of South Africa.
The Vakhegula Vakhegula Football Club, known as "Gogos for Mandela" from the Limpopo visit the Nelson Mandela Foundation and play a match against the Orlando Pirates.
"Bikers for Mandela" involved a group of celebrities and a group of motorcyclists on a five-day ride from Johannesburg to the coastal city of Cape Town with the aim to raise awareness about and support for Nelson Mandela Day. The bikers were stopping at selected villages and cities, where they participated in community projects and other social initiatives.
Nelson Mandela Day exhibition at Maponya Mall in Pimville, Soweto. Ste-Kenikor Theatres partnered with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and Maponya Mall in launching the Nelson Mandela Day Exhibition.
Bikers for Mandela Day- NMF staffers, 25 riders and 15 support staff and a group of celebrities on a eight-day ride from Johannesburg to the coastal city of Cape Town with the aim to raise awareness about and support for Nelson Mandela Day.
Researched photographs for the exhibition ''Mandela- Character, Comrade, Leader, Prisoner, Negotiator, Statesman. Exhibition for the Apartheid Museum celebrating the life and times of Nelson Mandela. Opened in 2008 as part of the celebration of Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday.
Researched and used photographs and documents for the exhibition ''Remember Africa – Remember Sobukwe'' in honour of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, founding member and first President of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC).
Mandela family photographs were taken in Qunu on Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday, 18 July 2012. The B&W group photo with many family members is probably taken at the same time.
Nelson Mandela from 1990 onwards, with family, friends and others. These are low res copies and permission plus high res copies need to be sourced from Mrs Gubb directly.
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.
President Gamal Abdul Nasser of Egypt receiving a South African Delegation from the University of South Africa (UNISA), with Mr Oliver Tambo, Vice President of the African National Congress (ANC).
Fourth annual Mandela Remembrance Walk and Run in Tswhane. Thousands gathered at the Union buildings for the 5km walk and 10km race to commemorate the legacy of Nelson Mandela. The walkers, runners, speakers and winners.
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.
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.
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.
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).
1. Send-off by NMF staffers of Sello Hatang and Sello Hatang with the boots of his first ascent at the foundation 3. Send-off of the Team at OR Tambo International Airport
A Send-off of Chief Executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation Sello Hatang by NMF staff. Sello Hatang with the boots of his first ascent at the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF).
Visit of the Brazilian President, accompanied by the Ambassador to South Africa, Lindiwe Zulu, Ndileka Mandela, Eliseu Padhilha, Valter Casimiro Silveira and NMF.
Welcoming dinner at the Nelson Mandela Foundation for the AFRE Fellows with NMF staffers, SAHRC Commissioner and people from the Public Affairs and Research Institute.
