The struggle icon was never able to reclaim the land upon which the Qunu homestead of her former husband was built
Madikizela-Mandela, an anti-apartheid struggle icon, was also the former wife of late president Nelson Mandela
‘When you choose whose struggle you give a platform to, you decide who is afforded human dignity and human worth’
Kathrada’s last wish was reportedly for President Jacob Zuma to not attend his final sendoff.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation supports the demand to hold to account those responsible for compromising our democratic state and looting its resources
The department of social development says the first anniversary of Mandela’s passing will be commemorated with an official ceremony of remembrance.
As questions are raised about Madiba’s SACP membership, the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Verne Harris finds answers in the former president’s words.
Accusations that the ANC suppressed its history and that the Nelson Mandela Foundation was part of the cover-up has raised the organisation’s ire.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation quashed reports that the former president received training from Israeli agents in 1962.
The Hawks have demanded the bank statements of those linked to Nelson Mandela’s charities after an initial plan to raid their offices was thwarted.
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has visited former president Nelson Mandela in the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria.
Tyson cane spirit, Boss blended whisky, Zero pineapple flavoured gin — all, according to a Malawian liquor company, are Madiba’s favourite tipple.
The M&G Centre for Investigative Journalism welcomes the concessions ANC MPs made last Friday (June 24) regarding the Protection of Information Bill.
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/ 3 February 2011
Nearly three million lives have been saved by HIV/Aids treatment, according to a new book commissioned by the United Nations.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has not been silenced on the 92-year-old former president’s health condition, its CEO Achmat Dangor said on Thursday.
Questions hang over price and proceeds of signed artwork.
Mpho Pule was a grandmother in her fifties when she was told that Nelson Mandela was her father. She spent the next 12 years trying to meet him.
A painting depicting Nelson Mandela as a corpse by a Johannesburg-based artist has caused an upset. His 92nd birthday is on July 18.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Wednesday began a 67-day countdown to Nelson Mandela Day on July 18.
ANC stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has denied giving an interview to Nadira Naipaul, where she was quoted as slamming Nelson Mandela.
A row has broken out between the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the local event organisers who brought <i>Top Gear</i> to South Africa last month.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation broke its silence over its handling of former president Nelson Mandela’s hospitalisation on Monday.
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/ 9 February 2009
The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Monday dismissed rumours that former president Nelson Mandela was ill.
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/ 16 December 2008
Nelson Mandela collected yet another laurel on Monday, this time from an elite forum of fellow former world leaders.
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/ 1 December 2008
Anti-apartheid activist, businessman and Mandela family physician Nthato Motlana has died at his Johannesburg home after a long battle with cancer.
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/ 1 December 2008
Anti-apartheid activist, businessman and Mandela family physician Nthato Motlana has died after a long battle with cancer, it was reported on Monday.
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/ 8 September 2008
The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Monday appealed to people to stop exploiting Madiba’s name.
The woman with the microphone and brightly coloured knit tam-o’-shanter is speaking in Nelson Mandela’s name as she presses villagers to be honest about HIV/Aids.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation announced on Wednesday that it would launch a book in tribute to Madiba in his 90th year.
World famous scientist Stephen Hawking met former president Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg on Thursday. Said Hawking: ”I admire how you managed to find a peaceful solution to a situation that seemed doomed to disaster. It was one of the great achievements of the 20th century.”
Former president Nelson Mandela on Tuesday warned against ”destructive divisiveness” in the country. ”Remember the horror from which we come.” Mandela was speaking shortly after receiving the Freedom of the City from Tshwane mayor Gwen Ramokgopa at a private ceremony at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg.
Madiba’s 90th birthday celebrations have already begun and will continue throughout the year, the Nelson Mandela Foundation said on Wednesday. Mandela was joined by his wife and daughters in Johannesburg to hear what events have been planned around his 90th birthday, which falls on July 18.