Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital
By Mark | January 28, 2011
From BBC News On Line
South African former President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from a hospital where he spent two nights. Read the rest of this entry »
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Statement by the Acting President Kgalema Motlanthe on the health of former President Nelson Mandela
By Mark | January 28, 2011
“No need to panic”
January 27, 2011
There has been mounting concern about the health of the former President Nelson Mandela. We wish to confirm that Dr Mandela is in Milpark Hospital undergoing a few specialised tests and investigations. Given the medical history of our former President, his health over the last few years and his age, these tests are necessary in order to provide optimal health care. Read the rest of this entry »
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Youth and Student Delegation 2010: Constitution Hill and COSATU
By admin | October 5, 2010
Wednesday, 8th September, Beshlie Paul
Visiting the national heritage site of Constitution Hill, it becomes plain to see how South Africans’ have transformed a brutal history into a beacon of hope for a the nation’s future. Our first stop was to visit the site of the old prison, Number Four, where great legends such as Mandela and Ghandi were imprisoned. Despite the relative dilapidation, to witness such conditions could not fail to make a mark on one’s soul. The remnants of the prison, particularly the cell with bars (where difficult prisoners were hosed with water and left, rain or shine, summer or winter) and the lashing chair (last used in 1983) illustrate levels of institutionalised cruelty that belong firmly in the past. White and black and coloured prisoners were kept separate and again, as at Robben Island, had differing conditions in which they existed. Even the workers in the prison experienced different conditions; black workers remember feeling more like prisoners than free men. Read the rest of this entry »
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Nelson Mandela Day – 18 July
By Info | July 13, 2010
“The world remains beset by so much human suffering, poverty and deprivation. It is in your hands … to make of our world … a better one for all.” Nelson Mandela, 2008
The first Nelson Mandela Day will be held on Sunday 18 July as a call to action for individuals – for people everywhere – to take responsibility for changing the world into a better place, one small step at a time, just as Mr Mandela did for more than 67 years.
It is an opportunity for people to remember South and southern Africa and the struggles the region has overcome and the challenges it still faces. On Mandela Day people are being asked to commit to taking an action that will help improve the world for all. Read the rest of this entry »
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The British Museum: Celebrating Mandela Day
By Mark | July 7, 2010
Chris Spring is the Curator of the Sainsbury African Galleries at the British Museum, a writer on African art as well as an artist in his own right. Kaya Makarau Schwartz, ACTSA’s Membership and Campaigns Assistant interviewed him recently about the museum’s celebration of the first International Mandela Day on the 18th July 2010 and its wider programme on South Africa. Read the rest of this entry »
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Special Mandela anniversary T-shirt
By admin | February 19, 2010
This summer South Africa will host Africa’s first World Cup. To mark the event and the anniversary of Mandela’s release, Philosophy Football has launched a special ‘Free Nelson Mandela’ T-shirt.
It is available at an exclusive £5 off discount, just £15.99 to ACTSA members and supporters.
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