The Nelson Mandela Foundation invites you to cover the launch of Mandela Day 2017.

Mandela Day began in South Africa, and has grown to make a significant difference in the lives of those who have less, says the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Mandela Day manager, Yase Godlo.

Mandela Day has made a strategic shift towards better ensuring that its focus on making every day a Mandela Day has increased sustainability, reach and impact.

A team of 167 volunteers from 24 Norton Rose Fulbright offices recently descended on Johannesburg for the law firm’s Nelson Mandela Foundation Challenge 67 global charitable initiative.

The National Education Crisis Forum hosted a multi-stakeholder engagement from 10-11 December 2016, with representative of various student structures and formations from different South African universities; as well as University Council representatives, Vice-Chancellors, the Higher Education Parents Dialogue (HEParD) and labour.

On Mandela Day 2016, non-governmental organisation (NGO) Habitat for Humanity South Africa set about teaching Orange Farm residents what it knows best – how to fix up homes.

Rhodes University had a bumper 'Trading Live for Mandela' week this year, with 118 events happening over five days. Grocotts Mail published an eight-page insert, written by the Rhodes Journalism 3 students, about the events.

The Nelson Mandela Foundation hosted another successful Cycalive event between 21 and 28 August.