liberation
Brand South Africa, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and Stakeholders play their part in Soweto...
Nelson Mandela International Day commemorates the lifetime of service Nelson Mandela gave to South Africa and the world.
Ntombifuthi Ntanzi
In the words of Nelson...
Remembering Ray Phiri, South African musician 1947 – 2017
Legendary Stimela founder and internationally renowned singer and guitarist Ray Phiri died on 12 July 2017, following a battle with lung cancer. The self-taught...
Press release: Brand South Africa commemorates Dakar Talks
Johannesburg, Monday 10 July 2017 – As part of the Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Dakar 1987 Talks and Celebration activities around...
Lord Joel Joffe: 1932-2017
This Mandela Month, we profile the late Lord Joel Joffe, who defended Nelson Mandela and his co-accused at the Rivonia Trial. Joffe died on...
Brand South Africa, Freedom Park honour struggle heroes
On 27 April 2017 Brand South Africa partnered with Freedom Park to celebrate 23 years of freedom in South Africa.
Freedom Park is a cultural...
Freedom fighters: names you might not know
Many people did their bit, big or small, to ensure the demise of apartheid. The names of struggle stalwarts such as Oliver Tambo, Nelson...
A wild beard and fierce convictions
Many voices brought down apartheid, and writer Cornelius Thomas is determined the less-famous activists will also be remembered for their participation in the struggle.
• Cultural group writes own history
Five South African human rights NGOs you should know about
To celebrate Human Rights Day on 21 March, here is a look at five of South Africa's NGOs
working for human rights in the country and beyond, organisations dedicated to the promotion of
human dignity, equality and freedom.
State of the Nation Address 2017: full speech
In his State of the Nation Address, President Jacob Zuma declared 2017 the year of Oliver Reginald Tambo, who would have been 100 had...
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma bids farewell to African Union
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s term as the head of the African Union has drawn to a close. No stranger to politics, she held the position for...
