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On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 06 December?

Madiba
Nelson Mandela

Artscape echoes with Madiba’s birthday celebrations in July

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BOOK QUIZ: Celebrate Mandela Month and WIN R500 book vouchers

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On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 06 December?

Madiba
Nelson Mandela

Artscape echoes with Madiba’s birthday celebrations in July

On this day
Books

BOOK QUIZ: Celebrate Mandela Month and WIN R500 book vouchers

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Nelson Mandela

From Frosties to ‘umvubu’: Some of Madiba’s bizarre meal requests

By Zahra Mbabane09-08-2021 11:41

In The South African’s exclusive series on the iconic statesman’s personal chef, Xoliswa Ndoyiya recalls some of Nelson Mandela’s favourite meals.

Chefs With Compassion Mandela Day soup
Food & Wine

Bet you cannot score 100% on this Nelson Mandela quiz

By The South African30-07-2021 09:22

Time to brush up on your history and test how much you know about South African icon, Nelson Mandela.

Lloyd
Lifestyle

Mandela Month: Lloyd Cele says ‘Thank You’ to frontline workers [watch]

By Naledi de Wee22-07-2021 11:08

Award-winning singer Lloyd Cele teamed up with the South African Medical Association on a heartwarming song dedicated to our healthcare workers.

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Lifestyle

Mandela Month with Xoliswa Ndoyiya: Happy Birthday, Madiba!

By Zahra Mbabane18-07-2021 12:07

In the fourth instalment of The South African’s exclusive series on the iconic statesman’s personal chef, Xoliswa Ndoyiya, recalls how Nelson Mandela used to spent his birthdays at home in Qunu.

nelson mandela day ndlovu youth choir
Lifestyle

Mandela Day: WATCH – Ndlovu Youth Choir cover ‘Asimbonanga’

By Dan Meyer18-07-2021 09:04

As South Africans participate in Mandela Day and offer 67-minutes of service, the Ndlovu Youth Choir have provided a soundtrack.

Nelson Mandela quiz
Food & Wine

Can you score full marks on this Nelson Mandela quiz? Let’s see…

By The South African17-07-2021 13:14

Think you know the most iconic leader South Africa has ever known? Test your knowledge about Nelson Mandela in our new quiz.

Six ways to lift your spirits
Health and Fitness

Six ways to lift your spirits and pay it forward this Mandela Day

By Erene Roux17-07-2021 10:00

From dreaming of your next holiday to helping others, here’s how you can lift your spirits and pay it forward this Mandela Day.

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Environment

Trek4Mandela climbers on their way to summit Kilimanjaro for Mandela Day

By Erene Roux13-07-2021 17:57

The Trek4Mandela team will summit Kilimanjaro on 18 July 2021 as an inspirational climb to support the fight against period poverty.

Mandela Month with Xoliswa Ndo
Food & Wine

Mandela Month with Xoliswa Ndoyiya: Global icons at Madiba’s table

By Zahra Mbabane13-07-2021 13:32

In the third instalment of The South African’s exclusive series on the iconic statesman’s personal chef, Xoliswa Ndoyiya recalls how she used to ‘cook’ in the kitchen with Oprah Winfrey and serve up some tripe to Bill Clinton.

Nelson Mandela Day Ramaphosa
Food & Wine

Think you know Nelson Mandela? Test yourself with this Mandela history quiz

By The South African13-07-2021 09:00

Test your knowledge about the iconic statesman Nelson Mandela in our fun quiz and see how you fare.

Mandela Month with Xoliswa Ndo
Food & Wine

Mandela Month with Xoliswa Ndoyiya: Meeting Mr President

By Zahra Mbabane10-07-2021 15:09

In the second instalment of The South African’s exclusive series on the iconic statesman’s personal chef, Xoliswa Ndoyiya recalls how she met Madiba.

Xoliswa Ndoyiya nelson mandela chef
Food & Wine

Mandela Month with Xoliswa Ndoyiya: From chef to chief of Madiba’s kitchen

By Zahra Mbabane08-07-2021 12:49

Join The South African this Mandela Month as we journey through an exclusive series on the iconic statesman’s personal chef Xoliswa Ndoyiya…and Madiba’s favourite dishes!

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News

Mandela Day: Ramaphosa to take part in virtual book reading session

By Andrea Chothia18-07-2020 12:27

As part of his Mandela Day activity, President Cyril Ramaphosa will spend time with children in a virtual book reading session on Saturday.

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Lifestyle

NPO tackles gender-based violence in celebration of Mandela Month

By Andrea Chothia15-07-2020 17:56

In celebration of Mandela Month, Project Playground is calling for donations for psychosocial interventions for gender-based violence victims. Here’s what you’ll get in return.

Nelson Mandela Day
Lifestyle

Digital things you can do to give back this Mandela Day

By Erene Roux13-07-2020 11:24

According to the Mandela Day Global Network, Mandela Day 2020 will be going digital due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mandela
Lifestyle

Mandela month: South Africa reflects on a great leader

By Riyaz Patel11-07-2020 11:00

South Africa and the world is marking former President Nelson Mandela’s birthday on 18 July which has been declared Nelson Mandela International Day by the United Nations (UN).

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