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Centenary Year of Dr Nelson Mandela. On Friday 7 December 2018 in honour of the 100th birthday of our Honorary Fellow, Nelson Mandela, a special event was held in the Cripps Building. The programme began with an exhibition arranged by the Archivist, with advice from Dr Hyam; this was followed by a panel discussion chaired by the Master on the legacy of Mandela in education, looking forwards as well as back. Members of the distinguished panel included Her Excellency the High Commissioner of South Africa, Nomatemba Tambo, John Simpson (Honorary Fellow and Foreign Affairs Editor, BBC), Professor Christopher Cramer; and Professor Dubow. We heard a vigorous and illuminating discussion about South Africa since apartheid, with personal memories of Mandela from Ms Tambo (whose father, Oliver Tambo was a lifelong comrade and friend of Mandela and who headed the African National Congress in exile). Mr Simpson spoke amusingly and self-deprecatingly about interviewing Mandela. We also heard short presentations on their work from scholars currently studying at Magdalene, including Menzi Nxumalo, Lindsay Williams, and Tefo Mosienyane. Nkosi’s Haven. On Friday 3 May, Magdalene College hosted a number of events to help raise funds for Nkosi's Haven, an HIV/Aids home for children and families in Johannesburg, South Africa and named after Nkosi Johnson, the young Aids activist who died in 2001. Nkosi's Haven offers residential, holistic care and support, and aims to empower residents to become responsible and contributing members of society. The Fundraisers included a garden party in the Master’s garden, a raffle and a BA formal dinner that evening. The garden party was attended by the Master, the Chaplain, Fellows, and a number of students currently studying at the College. The Fundraisers were organised by Alison Green, MPhil Arts Education at Magdalene, with assistance from the College MCR. Alison oversees a year-round programme for Nkosi’s Haven when she is in South Africa, ensuring that the residents have access to quality Arts events in and around Johannesburg. For more information, visit: www.http://nkosishaven.org/.
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