The Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), working on behalf of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) and funded by the National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund, entered into a partnership with the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, to assist with the implementation of Route 67. As part of Route 67, various sculptures were produced, led by a group of 3rd and 4th year students at the NMMU School of Music Art and Design. A total of fourteen figures of activists, were produced. … [Read more...] about Mandela, Mhlaba and Mbeki visiting City Hall today
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Beyond 67 minutes with the Power of Radio
Algoa FM presenters will be out and about investing 67 minutes for a charity in their broadcast area to mark Mandela Day. Each presenter has selected a charity that is close to their hearts in which they will be spending their 67 minutes with, on Friday, 18 July. “This approach encourages and informs Algoa FM listeners about 11 different charities stretching from the Garden Route to the Wild Coast and inland to the borders of the Eastern Cape. Algoa FM listeners and presenters are then … [Read more...] about Beyond 67 minutes with the Power of Radio
Christmas wishes do come true
Christmas wishes do come true – thanks to the intervention of people like Algoa FM journalist Doreen Loubser, who ensured that a young boy’s rugby jersey that had been signed by all the Springbok Sevens team players is given to him just in time for Christmas. The making of the present started at the Sevens tournament played at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium between December 7 and December 8. A former professional rugby player for Western Province Rito Hlungwani made friends with 10-year-old … [Read more...] about Christmas wishes do come true
Refresher campaign on Mandela Banknote series
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) today launched a refresher campaign, marking 12 months since the introduction of the new series of Mandela Banknotes on 6 November 2012. To coincide with this anniversary, SARB has introduced a new security feature in the form of little dots that will now appear on the front and back of all Mandela banknotes. "Enhancing features on banknotes is an on-going process to maintain the highest level of quality and security. This is in line with international … [Read more...] about Refresher campaign on Mandela Banknote series
Getting those Madiba Minutes in early
Ten Vice-Chancellor Scholars (in blue t-shirts) – who were tutors at the Deloitte-sponsored accounting winter school last week – contributed their 67 Mandela minutes during one of the winter school recesses, when they shared a glimpse of university life with the 500 Grade 12 participants from across the Eastern and Southern Cape, and encouraged them to recognise the possibilities that lay within them. Their inspiring message echoed the words of Nelson Mandela: "Our deepest fear is not that we … [Read more...] about Getting those Madiba Minutes in early
Mandela accuses foreign media of racism
Nelson Mandela's daughter, Makaziwe Mandela, after seeing her father on the afternoon of 26 June said today; "Yes Tata's situation is critical". In an interview on SABC and commenting on the media 'frenzy' Makaziwe said; "It's very crass, the fact that my Dad is a global icon, one of the 25 influential people of the 21st century does not mean that people cannot respect the privacy and dignity of my Dad and there's sort of a racist element with many of the foreign media where they just cross … [Read more...] about Mandela accuses foreign media of racism
Three Mandela Rhodes scholars from NMMU
Three female students, all in Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's Health Sciences Faculty, are among the top national leadership award recipients this year. In addition, it's a feather in NMMU's cap to have three students among the final 23 Mandela Rhodes scholars among the hundreds of applicants countrywide. BTech Biomedical Technology student Kegomoditswe Mathobela from Coligny in the North West Province is not only a Mandela Rhodes scholarship award winner, but also this year's … [Read more...] about Three Mandela Rhodes scholars from NMMU
