George Square and beyond
Mandy Neeson tells of how Mandela’s visit to Glasgow encouraged her involvement in the anti-apartheid movement. I was in George Square at the Rally. I...
Mandy Neeson tells of how Mandela’s visit to Glasgow encouraged her involvement in the anti-apartheid movement. I was in George Square at the Rally. I...
David Kenvyn tells us his memories of the day Nelson Mandela came to Glasgow. I had not intended to be in Glasgow for Nelson Mandela’s...
On 9th October 1993 Nelson Mandela received the Freedom of Glasgow, Dundee, Midlothian, Aberdeen and five other UK local authorities at a joint ceremony in...
Our first memory comes from the late John Stevenson, penned on 5 March 2022, just before he died, and adapted from an original piece written...
This year’s Nelson Mandela International Day, 18 July 2023, saw a gathering in the Merchants House, Glasgow. With thanks to Kevin Buchanan for the video...
Today the Nelson Mandela Memorial Foundation is marking the awarding of the Freedom of Glasgow to Nelson Mandela on 4th August 1981. The award was...
Video to celebrate the anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison on 11 February 1990 and to show our progress towards the aim of creating...
Mongane Wally Serote is a poet and novelist. He was inaugurated as the South African National Poet Laureate in 2018. He is the author of...
Marah Louw is a celebrated South African singer and actor. Marah was born in Soweto and started singing at the age of ten. In the...
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2022. Joint Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations and...