maya angelou

CHANGING THE NARRATIVE AND LIVING THE LEGACY OF THE CLASS OF ’76

The morning of 16 June 1976, a day that changed the course of South Africa’s history, to protest against apartheid and its “Bantu education”...

Q and A with few of South Africa’s influential women

18 August 2016 What do Nomzamo Mbatha, Bonang Matheba, Kass Naidoo, and Farah Fortune have in common? Besides being in the limelight, they are successful...

Maya Angelou’s day is done 1928 – 2014

As the world pauses to mourn celebrated African American author, poet and human rights activist, Dr Maya Angelou, we take a moment to remember her words in our time of grief.

Mandela Foundation mourns passing of Maya Angelou

The Nelson Mandela Foundation has joined millions of people around the world in mourning the passing of author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, noting: "Our archives reveal that today in 1986, Mr Mandela watched in prison the film version of her work I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."

Mandela Foundation mourns passing of Maya Angelou

The Nelson Mandela Foundation has joined millions of people around the world in mourning the passing of author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, noting: "Our archives reveal that today in 1986, Mr Mandela watched in prison the film version of her work I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."

Mandela’s children’s hospital ‘dream’

Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday saw the launch of a global campaign to realize his dream of bringing free and accessible healthcare to South Africa's children through the Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital.