Nelson Mandela

94 schools for Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela turns 94 on 18 July. A new project aims to honour the great man, and help realise his long-held dream of a proper education for every South African child, by coming to the aid of 94 schools in dire need of new or radically upgraded infrastructure.

Zenani Campaign: safer roads for kids

A campaign to reduce the number of children killed and injured in road accidents, while honouring the memory of Nelson Mandela's great-granddaughter Zenani, was launched in New York on Wednesday.

Reliving South Africa's first Freedom Day

Ahead of Freedom Day on 27 April, political activist and women's rights campaigner Amina Cachalia shares her memories of Nelson Mandela's inauguration as the country's first democratically elected president.