Mandela Day News
Mandela Day Library opens doors of learning for children at Valley Primary School
On 23 February 2015 the Nelson Mandela Foundation, in partnership with the Cotton On Foundation, handed over the keys to the Mandela Day Library at Valley Primary School in the Western Cape.
‘We are wearing the same blanket’: 21 000 blankets for Nelson Mandela Day
What did Carolyn Steyn, founder of 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day, do when MC Anele Mdoda handed her the microphone at the Saxon hotel on Thursday 19 February 2015 during the launch of the Cell C Support for 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day 2015?
Cotton On Foundation sows seeds of literacy in the Western Cape
On 23 February 2015, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and Cotton On Foundation will launch an interactive Mandela Day Library at Valley Farm School on the Altydgedacht Wine Estate in Durbanville, the Western Cape, on 23 February 2015.
Media invite: Handover of Long Walk to Freedom in Braille
On 23 February 2015, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and Eqstra will formally handover a braille version of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography Long Walk to Freedom at Prinshof School in the CBD of Pretoria. This unique handover seeks to make Madiba’s legacy readily available to our visually impaired children.
The Mandela Bangle Schools programme hits its first home run for 2015 at Crown Mines Primary School
The excitement of 490 kids is hard to contain when you open a new Mandela Day school library, especially when you have so many honoured guests and programme supporters at the launch.
Mafikizolo takes Reunited Tour to the youth of South Africa
On 16 February 2015, Afro-pop group Mafikizolo, together with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, launched the six-city Mafikizolo Reunited South Africa Tour at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory in Johannesburg.
Still time to donate books for the Nelson Mandela Book Drive
The Nelson Mandela Book Drive continues to attract support from all corners of South Africa, with donors living Madiba’s legacy in helping realise a better quality of life for all. One such donor is Johannesburg resident Mary Murphy, seen here handing over a generous collection of reading material to the Nelson Mandela Foundation recently, which will be donated to schools and charities in need.
KnitWits for Madiba to unite in Ekurhuleni
Ekurhuleni – get your knitting needles and crochet hooks ready: 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day is coming soon!
67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day celebrates its first birthday
2014 was the year when knitting became trendy again, thanks to a group of passionate “KnitWits for Madiba” and their cause, 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day.
Breadline Africa brings Mandela Day library #53 on board
On 8 December 2014 teachers and learners at Merrydale Primary School in Lentegeur in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, received an early Christmas present – a Mandela Day container library.
Mandela Day Library arrives at Ineeleng Primary School
On 4 December the small community of Lokaleng village, in Mothibistad, North West Province, gathered, in a tent at Ineeleng Primary School, to celebrate their new library.
Media invitation - Tiger Brands, Mandela Day food parcel project
On 10 December 2014, the Tiger Brands Foundation, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Department of Basic Education, will be distributing over 13 400 food parcels to learners for the December school-holiday period.