Sello Hatang, the Chief Executive Officer at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, an organisation formed by Mandela to safeguard his legacy, said people not only in South Africa have joined in to make this the best Mandela Day so far. "We have 126 countries
South African anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela waves to the press as he arrives at the Elysee Palace, 07 June 1990, in Paris, to have talks with French president Francois
The letter says: “The good news is a global movement is coming together for 2015 and the future, inspired by the words of Nelson Mandela: 'Like slavery, like apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is manmade and it can be overcome by the actions of
It's Nelson Mandela Day, marking what would have been the former president of South Africa's 96th Birthday. The celebration, first declared by the United Nations in 2009, is intended to honour Mandela's legacy, encouraging people to volunteer and
Nelson Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, died in Johannesburg on December 5 at age 95. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)