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Tribute honours legacy of Rev Jesse Jackson and his solidarity with South Africa

Jackson was awarded South Africa’s National Order of the Companions of OR Tambo in Silver in 2013

The Global Sumud Flotilla announced plans on Thursday for what organisers describe as the largest coordinated civilian mobilisation to Gaza since Israel imposed its blockade.

Global Sumud Flotilla announces largest civilian mobilisation to Gaza since blockade

Thousands of civilians will take part in a coordinated maritime and land mission to Gaza, starting on March 29 2026. Organisers say the initiative aims to create a humanitarian…

South Africa on Friday expelled Israel’s chargé d’affaires Ariel Seidman, ordering him to leave the country within 72 hours

UPDATED: South Africa expels Israel’s chargé d’affaires Ariel Seidman

The department of international relations and cooperation said the move — which prompted a retaliatory measure by Israel — was a response to conduct inconsistent with diplomatic…

Demanding change: Women across South Africa are stepping back from work on Friday to draw attention to
the country’s rising levels of gender-based violence. This comes as heads of state, ministers and delegations
arrive in South Africa for the G20 summit. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

National shutdown to put spotlight on gender violence on eve of G20 summit

Advocacy group Women for Change argues that South Africa ‘cannot host the world’s most powerful leaders while a woman is killed every two-and-a-half hours’

Francesca Albanese, told an audience at the University of Cape Town on Monday evening that universities, corporations and states have a legal and ethical responsibility to halt what she described as genocide taking place in Gaza. (Nelson Mandela Foundation)

UCT hosts key address as Albanese prepares to present Gaza genocide report to UN

The UN special rapporteur said her report identifies 48 entities linked to ‘displacement and replacement’, a policy she says has taken Palestinians off their land

UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occuopied Territories, Francesca Albanese addressed a packed Groote Kerk in Cape Town om SUnday afternoon, 26 October 2025. Photo: David Harrison

Francesca Albanese to present report on the Gaza genocide

The UN special rapporteur will present her report “Gaza Genocide: Collective Crime” to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, from Cape Town

Plight of children: Human rights lawyer, Francesca Albanese,  Photo: Supplied

UPDATED: Francesca Albanese: The world is watching its conscience collapse

Delivering the annual Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, the UN special rapporteur said the laws created to stop states from destroying each other were now being used to justify that…

Law and justice: Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, is in South Africa to deliver the 23rd Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture on Saturday. Photo: Nelson Mandela Foundation

‘I’m not here to make you comfortable’, says UN’s Francesca Albanese

The UN envoy says South Africa is central to the global fight against the genocide in Gaza

Given the close comparison between apartheid and the challenges faced by Palestinians, the government must be called upon to lead the quest for justice. (Flickr)

South Africa’s role in the draft UN Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity

Given the close comparison between apartheid and the challenges faced by Palestinians, the government must be called upon to lead the quest for justice

Nelson Mandela  believed that forgetting the past would help white people embrace democracy.

We must not give up on achieving Madiba’s dreams

Let the legacy of Nelson Mandela strengthen our national goal of good for all as the Global South finds its rightful place

Nelson Mandela Foundation takes state to court over equitable land access

The foundation says the legislation aims to redress apartheid spatial planning and advance land reform

Moderator Cathy Mohlahlana with panellists Desiree Jason, Phumelele Mngomezulu, Muzi Ndlovu, Lieketseng Mohlakoana-Motopi and Phinah Kodisang.

Breaking the cycle: Ending childhood pregnancy in South Africa

Early and unintended pregnancies remain a critical challenge in South Africa, significantly impacting the health, education and socioeconomic prospects of girls

Scenes from the National Results Operations Centre in Midrand, Gauteng. Numerous political leaders, media and government officials are present to watch the results come in on 30 May 2024.
(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

2024 elections results: Making sense of this moment

It’s time for leaders to lead and to come up with solutions to the problems that beset South Africans

Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai arrives for the Kering Foundation’s second annual Caring for Women Dinner at The Pool in New York City on September 12, 2023. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Malala Yousafzai calls on SA to lead ‘gender apartheid’ fight

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The Nelson Mandela Foundation said on Wednesday it was firing its outgoing chief executive, Sello Hatang

Mandela Foundation fires chief executive Sello Hatang over ‘unacceptable’ conduct

Hatang, who had already resigned, was placed on special leave in May after some employees complained about his behaviour

Sello Hatang. File photo by Paul Botes/M&G

Mandela Foundation says legal process underway after complaints against outgoing CEO Hatang

The foundation said it had received complaints from some staff members in relation to Hatang’s ‘past conduct’

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Early childhood development centres’ battle for formalisation hurts the poor

In recognition of this, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and department of basic education are working to standardise ECD centres so that they can all at least receive the…

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Where are the anti-racism accountability bodies?

The field of such NGOs is crowded but who and what are they holding to account and who are they mollycoddling?

Former president Jacob Zuma and former president Nelson Mandela.
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Zuma implicates Mandela and foundation in arms deal

The former president has written to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, requesting documents that he says will prove his innocence

Sello Hatang. File photo by Paul Botes/M&G

Q&A Sessions: Legacy of giving, born of poverty

Sello Hatang has been chief executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation for 12 years and has learned the value of kindness and to strive for excellence. He talks to Athandiwe Saba…