Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture

Celebrating an everlasting legacy through the 21st Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture

Celebrating an everlasting legacy through the 21st Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture.   How do we define an everlasting legacy? Secondly, who is responsible for the upholding...

Transcript: 14th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture by Bill Gates

In his address for the 14th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, Bill Gates spoke under the broad theme of "living together". He touched on a...

The evolution of Bill Gates

Ahead of the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, to be given on 17 July, the eve of Mandela Day, we profile this year's speaker, philanthropist...

Active citizenship in memory of Mandela – Bachelet

Madiba was a mentor, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said during the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Cape Town on 9 August, Women's Day. He understood the value of humanity, she said, and was an example for South Africa and the rest of the world to follow.

Unisa stands proud at 140 years


Unisa is the country's oldest education institution, at 140 years. It has offered education opportunities to people from all over Africa, and has alumni working around the world.
Mandela's 'classrooms for human beings'

We look up to you: Ibrahim

Dr Mo Ibrahim, businessman, academic and philanthropist, delivered the 11th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture at the University of South Africa in Pretoria on 17 August 2013. The theme for this year’s lecture was Building Social Cohesion and was a call to all Africans to work towards unity and democracy.
A nation of paradoxes: Robinson

A nation of paradoxes: Robinson

Mary Robinson, former Irish president, member of The Elders, and president of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice, delivered the tenth Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture on 5 August 2012 at the Cape Town City Hall.
Mandela archive goes live

Environmental activist laid to rest

Professor Wangari Muta Maathai, who died at age 71 on 25 September in Nairobi after a long battle with cancer, believed that when people plant a tree, they also plant the seeds of peace and hope.
Swazi attorney wins Green Nobel prize