Freddy Sam was recently invited to paint a 40 Meter tall Nelson Mandela mural in the east city of Johannesburg commissioned by the Maboneng precinct as a gift to the city in memory of this giant of a man. The mural is inspired by Madiba's definition of 'Ubuntu' which is: 'You cannot be human all by
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Most people are almost sure that Nelson Mandela died in 1980 but in fact he died in 2013. Does that have something to do with parallel universes or is it just a false memory?
Once upon a time there was a little rabbit who lived in the ear of a statue - the statue of a man called Nelson Mandela. Not any more.
In 1990 the South African government released Nelson Mandela from Victor Verster Prison in Paarl, South Africa after more than 28 years of incarceration including more than 20 years in South Africa’s most notorious prison, Robben Island. Here is the speech he gave in Cape … Read More(1990) Nelson Mandela, “We Have Waited Too Long For Our Freedom”
As world leaders begin to arrive in South Africa to attend the memorial service for Nelson Mandela, final preparations are underway for the ceremony that will honour the anti-apartheid hero and former president.
Recordamos las mejores reflexiones y citas de Nelson Mandela, uno de los personajes de la historia que más ha peleado por los derechos humanos.
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In 1990 the South African government released Nelson Mandela from Victor Verster Prison in Paarl, South Africa after more than 28 years of incarceration including more than 20 years in South Africa’s most notorious prison, Robben Island. Here is the speech he gave in Cape … Read More(1990) Nelson Mandela, “We Have Waited Too Long For Our Freedom”
The U.S. mourns the former South African president.
The last known portrait of Nelson Mandela was takenas he rested at home in Johannesburg in his favourite armchair with three-year-old Lewanika.
The year 1964 was a momentous one. The Beatles toured the U.S. for the first time, Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize, and more.
Indefinite delay: the last days of Nelson Mandela By Hedley Twidle [Photo: Nelson Mandela in September 2011 at his home in Qunu, Eastern Cape. Adrian Steirn/Getty Images]
As South Africa comes to terms with the death of Nelson Mandela, memories of apartheid are already fading worldwide. Here is a 90-second recap of 46 years of injustice.
South african artist Marco Cianfanelli has developed a memorial to recognize the 50 year anniversary of peace activist and politician Nelson Mandela’s capture by the apartheid police in 1962. Viewed in profile, Mandela’s noggin spans 50 steel columns measuring 6.5 and 9 meters high, anchored to the concrete-covered ground. The shape signifies the leader’s 27 […]
The rest of the world knows him as Nelson Mandela. We, as South Africans, choose to call him Madiba, his Xhosa clan name. Since I was a young girl growing up in the Daveyton township in Johannesburg's East Rand, Madiba has always been my hero.
South african artist Marco Cianfanelli has developed a memorial to recognize the 50 year anniversary of peace activist and politician Nelson Mandela’s capture by the apartheid police in 1962. Viewed in profile, Mandela’s noggin spans 50 steel columns measuring 6.5 and 9 meters high, anchored to the concrete-covered ground. The shape signifies the leader’s 27 […]
Privileged to feature a unique perspective on the legacy of Nelson Mandela in South Africa from Christina Quist. Christina and her family relocated there
