Nelson Mandela Archives - Voice of the Cape

Donald Trump allegedly disparaged African leaders, including Mandela

Donald Trump has been known for his negative comments about Africa, but new information from his former lawyers book has shown this extended to the continents leaders. In his book, Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, outlines the disparaging comments the U.S President allegedly made against black world leaders including Nelson Mandela. According to the Washington Post, Cohen explains in his book how Trump called Mandela a poor leader. At the […]

6 September 2020

Local

South African diplomat Zindzi Mandela, daughter of struggle icons, dies after short illness

Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South African anti-apartheid icons Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died aged 59, local media reported on Monday. Mandela, who was South Africa's ambassador to Denmark, passed away in Johannesburg in the early hours of Monday after a short illness, public broadcaster SABC reported, citing a family member. Mandela, a political and social activist in her own right who was vocal particularly about persisting inequalities […]

13 July 2020

Local

Mandla Mandela slams UK right-wingers wanting to remove Madiba’s statue in London

Nelson Mandela's grandson and ANC MP Mandla Mandela has slammed far-right protesters in Britain who are calling for Madiba's statue to be removed from Parliament Square in London. He described them as oppressors who spew hateful speech. The threats to attack the statue of the first black South African president and anti-apartheid activist, comes in the wake of Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests that have recently been targeting statues symbolising […]

19 June 2020

News

Madiba statue unveiled at Cape Town City Hall

The iconic moment in which Nelson Mandela gave his first speech as a free man in Cape Town in February 1990 has been captured forever in a new monument which was unveiled at the City Hall today. At the unveiling which was attended by Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu, representatives of the Nelson Mandela Foundation and other dignitaries, the 1.95 metre bronze statue was revealed to the citizens of Cape Town. […]

24 July 2018

Opinions

Obama – an antithesis of Mandela’s values

By Aayesha Soni and Ebrahim Fakir As South Africans, we are ashamed that the war mongering human rights abuser Barack Obama has been called upon to honour a man whose struggles have contributed to allowing us to live freely in South Africa today. Whenever visiting a foreign country, upon enquiry by a local as to where we come from, the response “South Africa” elicits an immediate and enthusiastic response: “Nelson […]

16 July 2018

Local

SleepOut trustees apologise for Mandela’s cell auction poster

The trustees of the CEO SleepOut have apologised "if they offended anyone" after a poster was circulated on social media, stating that former president Nelson Mandela's cell on Robben Island would be auctioned for the event. The trustees, who sent out a statement as a collective, said the event was to raise funds for worthy causes and added that it was "certainly not its intent to" offend anyone. A poster […]

6 July 2018

News

Fierce opposition to Obama’s Mandela lecture

As South Africa marks what would have been global humanitarian icon Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday, former president of the United States, Barack Obama, is scheduled to deliver the 16th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Johannesburg on July 17 this year. The lecture's theme will be "Renewing the Mandela Legacy and Promoting Active Citizenship in a Changing World". A number of organisations have raised their objection to Obama’s address at what […]

29 June 2018

News

“Though I was the oppressor…we became friends”: Christo Brand

By Thakira Desai Tributes are pouring in from all corners of the globe for the loss of struggle icon, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, woman revered for her revolutionary activism. As one of several prison guards of former president Nelson Mandela during his incarceration at Robben Island and later at Pollsmoor Correctional Facility, Christo Brand was one of the few people who witnessed the intimate relationship between Mandela and his former wife. In […]

3 April 2018

News

Madiba centenary celebrations in full swing

While the African National Congress (ANC) works to repair its tarnished image with the recent inauguration of the party’s forth president, 2018 will mark a special landmark for the party – the centenary celebrations of the life of former president, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. Born on July, 18, 1918, in a remote village of Mvezo, the man affectionately known as Madiba would have been 100-years-old this year. In a statement released […]

5 February 2018

Nelson Mandela

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