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Greatest AfricansAfricaEducationJoburgSouth AfricaGreatest AfricansSouth Africa’s Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries recently declared 20 marine sites as protected areas. One of them is Robben Island, the site of the prison where anti-apartheid activists including Nelson Mandela were jail...
·almost 5 years ago
During the apartheid period in South Africa – 1948 to 1994 – a lively intellectual culture of opposition emerged on some of the country’s university campuses and within the broader anti-apartheid movement. Given the exigencies of the tim...
·almost 5 years ago
It is a quarter of a century since the end of apartheid in South Africa. But it’s easy to forget how complex, difficult and violent the birth of full democracy really was. This was particularly true in KwaZulu-Natal, where battles betwee...
·almost 5 years ago
This series of photos is dedicated to the life of Nelson Mandela, we explore and shed light on the footprints he left behind to educate the world on the struggle as well as how he became a peace maker in the struggle. We look at the diff...
·almost 5 years ago
We should have prepared ourselves to celebrate Freedom Day in a very big way every year. By the time Nelson Mandela ascended to become the first democratically president of all the people of South Africa, we should have set our mind set...
·almost 3 years ago
In honour of the birthday of the founding father of our democracy, we are called on to dedicate 67 minutes to doing good works, serving others and making a difference in our communities
·almost 2 years ago
The Nelson Mandela Museum in partnership with the department of sport, arts, and culture, the OR Tambo district municipality and the King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality have revealed that the 2023 International Nelson Mandela Day will se...
·10 months ago
On this week’s feature of the ‘Power of Words’, we reflect and analyse the words of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa, who delivered the State of the Nation Address had quite a bit to say regarding what keeps him going as the leader o...
·about 1 year ago
We all have been touched and inspired by our iconic legend, Nelson Mandela. His legacy always marks an important development in how an individual is the lengthened shadow of our history and aspirations in South Africa. The purpose of...
·about 3 years ago
Smiling seems to have come easy for Nelson Mandela. You would be forgiven for thinking that he enjoyed to spend 27 years in jail for his long walk to freedom
·about 3 years ago
Former president Jacob Zuma appeared before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture led by Deputy Chief Justice, Raymond Zondo. Zuma's appearance before the Zondo commission has long been awaited, as in the days leading up...
·almost 5 years ago
There are two widely available views of Nelson Mandela, the first post-apartheid president of South Africa. The first is a reverential and uncritical celebration of his life and achievements. It resonated in the obituaries and eulogies ...
·almost 3 years ago
We, as a country, have a serious problem with national morale.Everywhere you look – be it at individual, collective or organizational level -you can sense that ‘something is wrong.’ No doubt, over the last 26 years since the release of N...
·about 3 years ago
On this week’s feature of the ‘Power of words’ we reflect on and analyse the words of the late former South African President Nelson Mandela who declared during the inaugural Laureus World Sports Awards in 2000 that, “Sport has the power...
·about 1 year ago
The DA, ActionSA and Rise Mzansi commemorated the Nelson Mandela Day by handing out clothes and food, renovating buildings, distributing distributing different equipments and cutting lawns in KZN, Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga and East...
·9 months ago
As South Africa commemorates Freedom Month, we are reminded of the power of words in shaping our understanding of freedom and inspiring us to continue the ongoing struggle for justice and equality. This week's power of words is a quote...
·about 1 year ago
Former President Nelson Mandela's identity document, personal drawings, famous shirts and treasured gifts are some of former his personal items set to be auctioned next month.
·3 months ago
On 11 January 2024, South Africa hauled Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the charge of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention This was for Israel’s indiscriminate bombing and siege of Gaza following the deadly 7 ...
·3 months ago
An identity document, a pair of reading glasses, a hearing aid and a pair of worn shoes, these are just some of Nelson Mandela’s personal items that were due to go on auction on 22 February 2024.
·3 months ago
An 11th-hour agreement on 19 April brought the Zulu-majority Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) into the contest. Inkatha had been boycotting the process and challenging the ANC in violent street protests.
·13 days ago