Mandela Day News – Mandela Day

The Great South African Cookbook

Following close on the heels of the two hit cookbooks The Great Australian Cookbook and The Great New Zealand Cookbook, The Great South African Cookbook has already made it into the top five of local sales.

Building SA: One village at a time

Places like Naledi Village can easily be forgotten. It’s nestled on the foothills of the great Maluti Mountain range in a picturesque part of the Eastern Free State, concealing deep scars in an otherwise beautiful landscape.

Getting our hands dirty this Mandela Day

A typical blue-skied winter's day ushered in Mandela Day 2016 in Gauteng, bringing with it a flurry of activity as individuals and organisations set out to do their 67 minutes – and more – in recognition of Madiba's service to South Africa.

Bikers for Mandela Day 2016

Fellow motorbikers DJ Fresh, Zelda la Grange, Angie Khumalo, Alex Caige and others will embark on the seventh annual Bikers for Mandela day on Thursday, 14 July 2016.

Media Advisory: The Nelson Mandela Foundation celebrates Mandela Month 2016

Service was close to Nelson Mandela’s heart. It characterises every stage of his life from activist to prisoner, to President and to pensioner.

Mandela Day library project launched at Ebomini Primary School in Ivory Park

On Wednesday 22 June, the Mandela Long Walk to Freedom team, actress Hlubi Mboya-Arnold and the EQSTRA team congregated on the grounds of the Ebomini Primary School in Ivory Park to open the latest Mandela library.

Mandela Day 2016 officially launched in Tembisa

Staff from the Nelson Mandela Foundation, joined by partners and members of the community, got their hands dirty as Mandela Day 2016 was announced to the world at Dr Mathole Motshekga Primary School in Tembisa.

Invite to attend the launch of Mandela Day 2016

The Nelson Mandela Foundation activates Mandela Day 2016 on 8 June 2016.

SCJ delivers winter warmth ahead of Mandela Day

To kick off Mandela Day 2016, manufacturer of household goods SC Johnson (SCJ) has provided 1 120 pairs of new school shoes to Lethabong Secondary School.

Mandela library project launched at Phinduzame Intermediate School

On Friday 13 May, the Mandela Long Walk to Freedom team, actress Hlubi Mboya and a team from Mutual & Federal left a chilly Johannesburg to drive to Petsana township in Reitz, where they launched the 10th joBerg2C library at Phinduzame Intermediate School.

Media Advisory: Correctional Services and the 67 Blankets for Mandela Day initiative

This morning the 67 Blankets for Mandela Day initiative succeeded in fulfilling their intentions to set a new world record of laying down the largest blanket. The community affectionately dubbed KnitWits for Madiba’s hard work was put out for all to see, and more importantly, for those in need to have an extra layer of warmth this coming winter.

65th Mandela Day library launched in the Eastern Cape

Breadline Africa on Thursday, 11 February celebrated the fifth library launched in partnership with the Public Investment Corporation. The launch at Putuma Junior Secondary School in the Eastern Cape brought to 65 the number of libraries opened in the province.