Mandela Day News
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.
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.
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.
Kokosi Primary School gets back to learning with new protective gear
The Mandela Education Programme was recently blessed with a donation of 1 000 masks from 1millionsmiles.co.za and Kokosi Primary School in, Fochville, Gauteng, has put them to good use.
Covid-19 protection for Diepsloot school
Teachers and Grade 7 pupils at a school in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, are being protected against Covid-19 with disposable face shields donated through Participate for Good’s Mandela Education Programme.
Evaton's Mosioa Primary School gets a Mandela library
A Gauteng primary school’s new library, donated through the Nelson Mandela School Library Project, was officially opened on 28 February 2020.
Limpopo school starts 2020 with a Mandela library
Tiyiselani Primary School, which lies in the far north of South Africa, near the border with Zimbabwe, started the 2020 school year with a brand-new library donated through the Nelson Mandela School Library Project.
Mpumalanga school starts 2020 with a brand-new Mandela library
Mpumalamga’s Mbongo Primary School started the 2020 school year with a brand-new library, donated through the Nelson Mandela School Library Project.
Hytec launches its fifth Mandela Day library
Engineering company Hytec launched its fifth Mandela Day library with a brand-new library, filled with exciting books – fiction and non-fiction – at Kaalfontein Primary School in Midrand, Gauteng, on 23 October 2019.
Mandela Day: towards eradicating homelessness
Earlier this year, when uGogo May Bhengu was told that the Nelson Mandela Foundation, in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity, would be building her a home, she did not believe it.
Kings Harvest Academy, the future of rural schooling?
KwaZulu-Natal's King's Harvest school has received an online education platform through the Mandela Digital Learning Project.
Ster-Kinekor gives back to community through 20 OctoVision Mission
Ster-Kinekor has always been involved in a wide range of CSI projects, however, the focus has been on Vision Mission.