Mandela Day News

When the children of Nelsonskop Primary school in Limpopo, start the second term on 2 April they will have a brand-new library to explore.

The children at Limpopo’s Motlhasedi Primary School in Bossche Deisch, north of Lephalale on the Botswana border, are enjoying a new library thanks to a donation made via the Nelson Mandela School Library Project.

The children of Limpopo’s Papong Primary School have been enjoying a brand-new, fully stocked library since 25 July 2018, donated by the Long Walk to Freedom Mandela Day Libraries Project and mining supply company Hytec Group.

The Nelson Mandela Foundation thanks the 2018 Mandela Day stakeholders for their valuable contribution to the success of this year's Mandela Day.

Drums sounded and children cheered and waved as a group of cyclists set off from Soweto early on 28 August 2018 on the first leg of the inaugural Nelson Mandela Legacy Ride4Hope.

Celebrities and special guests celebrated the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth by joining learners and staff at Crown Mines Primary School in Johannesburg on 18 July 2018 as the school received a restocked and refurbished school library from the Mandela Library Project.

More than 2 300 books have lined the library shelves at Asithuthuke Combined School in Balgowan, KwaZulu-Natal, since the school received a Mandela Library on 7 June 2018.

Official T-shirts commemorating the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s 1918 birth are to be sold as part of a broader campaign supporting the Nelson Mandela Foundation centenary initiatives, says marketer Afrikan Soul Headquarters Productions.

Former US President Barack Obama will deliver the 16^th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, in partnership with the Motsepe Foundation, to take place in Johannesburg on 17 July 2018.

The Nelson Mandela Foundation invites you to cover the 2018 Mandela Day launch as we reflect on the legacy of Madiba by cementing a culture of volunteerism.

Watch this video to find out how Nelson Mandela's spirit of ubuntu has inspired University of Johannesburg Community Engagement student volunteers to achieve uncommon breakthroughs.