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Meulenhof Primary School in Philadelphia, Western Cape

Pupils at a farm school in Philadelphia, a small town near Melkbosstrand in the Western Cape, were excited to become recipients of a new library, delivered through the Mandela Day Library Project.

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New Mandela Day Library for school in Morgenzon, Mpumalanga

There was much excitement when the children of Sizakhele Primary School in Morgenzon, Mpumalanga, entered their school’s brand-new library delivered through the Mandela Day Library project.

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Marikana school gets a Mandela Day Library

It was a great privilege to witness the excitement of the children at a school in Marikana, North West, when they received a new library full of books through the Mandela Day Library project on 10 February 2022.

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Thulisa Primary School receives new library as an early Human Rights Day gift

The children and community associated with Thulisa Primary School in Katlehong's Skhosana Section have become the latest recipients of a library through the Mandela School Library Project.

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Mgada Combined Primary School gets first 2021 Mandela School Library

A primary school near Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal has become the first school in 2021 to receive a brand-new library through the Mandela School Library Project.

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Lerekguring Combined School gets a ‘Mandela library’

One of South Africa’s most remotely located primary schools now sports a brand-new library, donated through the Mandela School Library Project.

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A ‘Mandela library’ for Kgomo-Mokgalo Primary School

It was with excitement and gratitude that a Mandela School Library Project team was greeted when they arrived to unpack 1 500 new books into one of the newest primary school libraries facilitated by the project.

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Baphoting Primary School gets a ‘Mandela library’

It was all hands on deck when a team from the Mandela School Library Project arrived at Bapoting Primary School, near Lephalale, Limpopo, to deliver a brand-new library to the school.

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Christmas arrives early for the Mandela Education Programme

Christmas came early to the Mandela Education Programme, in a donation from WeBuyCars.

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Food on a wheelbarrow

The challenge of dealing with an invisible virus that has brought many businesses to their knees has meant that disadvantaged communities have become more disadvantaged, writes Yase Godlo, Director: Mandela Day & Special Projects for the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

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New Mandela Day Library for Khazimula Primary School

A primary school deep in rural KwaZulu-Natal gets a brand-new Nelson Mandela library project library, thanks to donors.

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Mandela Day 2020

As we launch Mandela Day 2020 in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic our CE Sello Hatang explains how each one of us can contribute to building a better world, especially for those who need it most.