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MEDIA RELEASE: Shortlist announced for Mandela Sculpture in Glasgow

MEDIA RELEASE: Shortlist announced for Mandela Sculpture in Glasgow

The Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation (NMSMF) has announced the shortlist of sculptors to create a statue of Nelson Mandela ...
Statue update Aug 2025

Statue update – shortlist of five sculptors announced

The last few months have seen significant steps forward in realising the memorial in Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow. Our supporters ...
Celebrating Nelson Mandela International Day 2025

Celebrating Nelson Mandela International Day 2025

The Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation celebrated Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July at a packed Civic Reception hosted ...
South Africa belongs to all who live in it!  70th anniversary of the Freedom Charter

South Africa belongs to all who live in it! 70th anniversary of the Freedom Charter

On 26 June 1955 the Freedom Charter was adopted by the Congress of the People (COP) at Kliptown, near Johannesburg, ...
Nelson Mandela statue update

Nelson Mandela statue update

May 2025 The last few months have seen significant steps forward in realising the memorial in Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow ...

We must never forget the Sharpeville massacre

The killing on 21 March 1960 by South African police of 69 peaceful protesters, with 180 injured, in the ‘Sharpeville ...
Commemorating Mandela’s release 35 years on – donate to Mandela statue

Commemorating Mandela’s release 35 years on – donate to Mandela statue

Today is the anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from 27 years in prison. The world celebrated, not least In Glasgow where ...
Jim Tait at Civic Reception

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 ...
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