The 11th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture with Doctor Mo Ibrahim. The event was held at the University of South Africa (UNISA) on the 17th of August 2013. The theme for the lecture was “Building social cohesion”: a call for all South Africans to work towards a united, cohesive, democratic and national society. Dr Ibrahim’s address focused on the need for social cohesion not only in South Africa, but also between the 54 nations that make up the African continent.
Community conversation with members of the Thaba Nchu community on the prevention and eradication of HIV/AIDS. The event held at the Moroka High School.
Tenjiwe Christina Kaba née Nyushu donates her old dompas to the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Ma Christina’s dompas depicts the various regions she was allowed to reside in and has a section where her permanent or home address is listed. It is signed by the Chief/Headman.
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.
Articles on South Africa in Tanzanian daily newspaper, 1963. Include the following related to the Rivonia Trial: -Four escape S.A. police -Escape trio on way -Cell guards coshed in escape - police: SA. Exits watched -Mystery fire at airport delays Goldreich's arrival in Dar -Escapers due in second freedom flight -Airline doubts over safety: EAA recalls rescue plane: flight to Mbeya -Goldreich and Wolpe fly out: Stops in Federal territory avoided -ANC fearful of another kidnap plot -Goldreich and Wolpe "evil traitors"
The personal papers of Dr. Sylvia Neame, including a statement delivered by Mary Benson to the Ad Hoc Working Group on Human Rights on Nelson Mandela’s imprisonment and Robben Island prison conditions. The collection also includes biographies of ANC leaders, published statements, articles and news clippings concerning Mandela
Sylvia Neame papers, in the collection there are three items on Nelson Mandela these include the letter Nelson Mandela wrote on the ICU, Release Mandela call, a copy of the letter from Nelson Mandela from prison during the Rivonia trial on the expulsion of Communists from the ICU.
Photos of the manor and surroundings, ostriches, snow on the mountains, hand print and name ‘Joe’ in the snow, pupils of the shallow academy waving, bikers on old tractor, bikers leaving and the support cars.
Supreme chief of the Tembu Jongintaba Dalindyebo with his wife. He became Nelson Mandela’s guardian after the death of Mandela’s father. Nelson Mandela lived at the homestead of Jongintaba from the age of 9 until 16 and was raised together with Jongintaba's children.
Online selection of images and caption stories from the pages of the Sunday Times including the following from Rivonia Trial: -ANC, POQO, Spear, smashed says Col. V.d, Bergh (14 July 1963) re arrests at Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia -Rivonia: The Inside Story (14 June 1964) re outcome of the Trial Sunday Times newspapers can also be accessed at the National Library in Pretoria and Cape Town.
Award recognizing the people of South Africa and Mr Mandela for their courage and strength in pursuing their freedom from apartheid and oppressive political rule, Jamaica
Nelson Mandela Foundation and representatives from various political parties paying tribute to veterans of the liberation struggle at a special luncheon in Sandton, Johannesburg. In celebration of South Africa's struggle for liberation and democracy and to remind South Africans once in a while to stop, pause and give thanks to veterans of our struggle.
It was released and traded under the name 'Kirstenbosch Gold' until 1996 when the National Biodiversity Institute (NBI) was granted permission to re-name it in honour of Nelson Mandela. It is a rare and spectacular yellow-flowering strelitzia.
Professor Ariel Dorfman reads to the students at Bertrams primary school as part of his Mandela Day commitments. After the reading the children had the opportunity to ask Professor Dorfman questions. Professor Dorfman used the reading as an opportunity to encourage the Grade 1, 2, 3 and 4 learners to read and to start writing, especially if they have the need to express themselves.
Steven Lukey visits to the Nelson Mandela Foundation and received a guided tour of the Nelson Mandela Office, Nelson Mandela Life and Times Exhibition, Negotiating Democracy Exhbition and the Archive vault by Zandile Myeka (Metadata and Documents Archivist) and Lerato Tshabalala (Metadata and Photographs Archivist).
Typed statement issued and signed by Nelson Mandela in his capacity as Secretary of the All-in-African National Action Council. The statement expresses disgust at the action of the authorities in closing the Fort Hare and Healdtown educational institutions, thereby victimising students for participating in a peaceful nation-wide protest (being a stay-away which was organised by the Council to coincide with South Africa's becoming a Republic on 31 May 1961). Includes covering note and envelope.
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