Nelson Mandela Archives - The Ulwazi Programme

Iminyaka Engamashumi Amathathu

Usuku lomhlaka 11 February 2020, linomlando omkhulu eNingizimu Afrika. Lolusuku luyisikhumbuzo salowo owayenguMongameli wezwe uNelson Mandela wakhululwa ejele ngemuva kokuhlala iminyaka engu 27. UMandela waboshwa mhlaka 5 August 1962 eshayela imoto esuka eThekwini elibhekise eGoli. Ngesikhathi emiswa ngamaphoyisa ngaseHowick kuR103, wazenza umuntu ongumshayeli ozibiza ngoDavid Motsamayi okwakuyigama lomunye wabantu asebenzisana nabo. Kuthiwa amaphoyisa athi ayezenzela … Read more

Wafela ukuthula

Namhlanje kubalwa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu kwabulawa u-Chris Hani, isenzo esaphazamisa izingxoxo ezazibucayi zokudlulisa amandla kuhulumeni wobandlululo eya kuhulumeni wentando yeningi. Kunzima ukukholelwa kulokhu emva kweminyaka eminingi kangaka eseyadlula, kodwa u-Chris Hani wayethandwa kakhulu eNingizimu Afrika. Futhi abaningi babekholelwa ukuthi i-SACP yayingayihlula i-ANC okhethweni uma u-Hani wayesangamholi. Ngaphambi kokuthi aqokelwe isikhundla sokuba nguNobhala Jikelele weSACP … Read more

Mandela Day 2019

There are few voices as recognisable or powerful as that of the late former statesman, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. So, in 2008, when Mandela made a plea whilst addressing the crowds at his 90th birthday celebrations in Hyde Park, the world took notice: It is time for new hands to lift the burdens. It is in … Read more

Bram Fischer: 23 April 1908-8 May 1975

Bram Fischer is probably one of the better known names of the apartheid struggle. Commercial Road in Durban was renamed in his honour and a number of other important sites across the country are linked to the role that Bram played in our country’s history. But beyond a vague recognition and perhaps some knowledge of … Read more

The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela

With a handwritten letter these days being something of a rarity, not many of us can appreciate how important written correspondence used to be, or the incredible tale of history that letters can reveal. Last Friday saw the book launch of a curated collection of letters that Archbishop Denis Hurley wrote over the course of … Read more

Durban International Film Festival

The 39th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) opens today and, in keeping with the theme of Mandela Day, which we celebrated yesterday, the festival includes a number of films which look at the life of our former statesman. Celebrating Mandela One Hundred is a documentary conceptualised and produced by renowned South African filmmaker, Anant Singh, which … Read more