Celebrating Nelson Mandela International Day
The Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation celebrated Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July at a Civic Reception hosted by Glasgow City Council in the...
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Nelson Mandela international Day 2024
Today, 18th July, is Nelson Mandela’s birthday, designated by the UN General Assembly as Nelson Mandela International Day. The Nelson Mandela Foundation in South Africa has announced...
Key anniversaries in April celebrate democratic wins in South Africa and Portugal
April 2024 is the 30th anniversary of the defeat of apartheid and the first democratic election in South Africa and the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of Portuguese...
Lest we forget 21 March: Sharpeville Massacre and UN anti-racism day
The killing on 21 March 1960 by South African police of 69 peaceful protesters, with 180 injured, in the ‘Sharpeville Massacre’ led to the United...
Mandela-Tambo Lecture on 10th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s death
ACTSA Scotland and the Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation held this lecture on 5 December 2023, the tenth anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s death, as part of...
Tribute to George Johannes 25 November 1945 – 30 November 2022
Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation pays tribute to George Johannes, whose memorial event was held in the South African High Commission in London in September...
Memories of the anti-apartheid movement in Scotland
Scotland and Glasgow have had a key role in the anti-apartheid movement which led to the end of apartheid in South Africa. Many of those...
Student Campaign for Mandela’s honorary degree at Strathclyde University (1985)
Continuing our memories from the anti-apartheid struggle, Jim Watson talks about his student days, his awakening to the anti-apartheid movement whilst a student at Strathclyde...
Invite to Mandela – Tambo Lecture by High Commissioner of South Africa
On the occasion of the10th anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela the Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation and ACTSA Scotland invite you to the...
Hull delegation meet Mandela in Glasgow
Paul Sutton, who travelled from Hull to meet Nelson Mandela on that memorable day in Glasgow, shares his memories. “I was part of the official...