Category: News

Campaign launch: Sir Alex Ferguson praises Mandela as example for world to follow
Sir Alex Ferguson CBE today praised Nelson Mandela as a special man who was an example for the world to ...

The Glasgow Mandela Story
This book describes and analyses the connections between Glasgow and South Africa historically and more recently in the ultimately successful ...

Download a campaign brochure
You can now download a brochure with more details about the campaign including:- Brian Filling outlines plans for a statue ...

Nelson Mandela: Glasgow’s love for anti-apartheid hero
STV news website: Peter Cassidy on the links between Glasgow and Mandela that go back decades ...

Billy Connolly reflects on Glasgow’s support for Nelson Mandela
Billy Connolly reflects on Glasgow's support for Nelson Mandela. Taken from the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony in Glasgow, July 23rd ...

UNISON welcomes call to back memorial campaign
A meeting of UNISON Scotland branches representing 150,000 members gave a warm welcome to John Nelson, secretary of ACTSA, as he called for ...

Rare footage of Nelson Mandela’s George Square speech
Rare footage of Nelson Mandela's full speech to the crowds in George Square Glasgow, October 1993 ...

The day the Glasgow police saluted Mandela
A personal memory from one of those who saw Mandela in George Square in 1993. "As we watched him come ...