Tata Madiba

The Obama, Mandela Washington Fellowship this week alongside the YALI Alumni hosted a Leadership Dialogue in Celebration of the Centenary of the late Tata...

On 18 July, people around the world are urged to participate in acts of kindness; through the Play Your Part for Madiba campaign and GEM app, they are encouraged to keep paying it forward throughout the year.

The buy-in for Nelson Mandela International Day keeps growing, and this year the seven-year-old campaign aims to be marked in even more countries.

The unveiling of the bust of a smiling Nelson Mandela outside the National Assembly in Cape Town - "something which would have been unthinkable 20 years ago" - underscored Parliament's commitment to uphold the legacy of the former statesman, President Jacob Zuma said on Monday.

The unveiling of the bust of a smiling Nelson Mandela outside the National Assembly in Cape Town - "something which would have been unthinkable 20 years ago" - underscored Parliament's commitment to uphold the legacy of the former statesman, President Jacob Zuma said on Monday.

Birthday wishes were pouring in for former president Nelson Mandela as he turned 95 on Thursday, with a tangible sense of celebration in the country as millions of pupils sang "Happy Birthday Madiba" and South Africans from all walks of life geared up to pay tribute to their national treasure.

Civil society group Lead SA pledged to make former statesman Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday one he will never forget. This they ensured by making sure South Africa, and the world, stand as one to wish Madiba all the best.

Civil society group Lead SA pledged to make former statesman Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday one he will never forget. This they ensured by making sure South Africa, and the world, stand as one to wish Madiba the best.
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At 08:05 on Monday morning, around 12-million school children all over South African sang "Happy Birthday" to Nelson Mandela as he celebrates his 93rd birthday - echoing the sentiment of people across the world.

The legacy of Nelson Mandela was given wings this week when South African Airways unveiled the Mandela Day branding that will be carried across its entire fleet.