Nelson Mandela Foundation - The African Mirror

Sep

2020

Tributes for struggle stalwart and author

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER The ANC and the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) has led South Africans in paying tribute to struggle veteran and renowned author Achmat Dangor. Dangor (72) was the former CEO of the NMF and led many developmental organisations such as Kagiso Trust, the Independent Development Trust. Dangor was also the brother of Jessie Duarte, the ANC’s deputy secretary-general (DSG). In a statement, the ANC said: “The ANC dips its banner to this revolutionary and expresses its heartfelt condolences to the Dangor family, colleagues and friends, and to our DSG Cde Jessie Duarte for their tragic loss. In Achmat…

Jul

2020

By The African Mirror

U.N. chief to world leaders: ‘Inequality starts at the top’

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MICHELLE NICHOLS U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has accused world powers of ignoring inequality in global institutions but said the coronavirus pandemic has created a "generational opportunity" to build a more equal, sustainable world. Delivering the annual lecture for the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Guterres pushed for a so-called New Global Deal to ensure power, wealth and opportunity are shared more broadly and fairly at the international level. "The nations that came out on top more than seven decades ago have refused to contemplate the reforms needed to change power relations in international institutions," Guterres said. "The composition and voting rights in…

Jul

2020

By The African Mirror

Gallery: Zindzi Mandela

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ZINDZISWA “ZINDZI” MANDELA: 23 December 1960 - 13 July 2020. A picture says a thousand words. Captured in these images are memories of Zindzi, who many South Africans remember as a comrade, a mother, a grandmother, a sister, a cousin or a simply, a woman of her time, born into the struggle against apartheid.