At 4pm on Friday 9 October 2026 the statue of Nelson Mandela will be unveiled in Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow. The statue of Nelson Mandela, created by renowned sculptor Alan...

Following an analysis in The Times about investing in Anglo American, ACTSA director Rachel reminds potential investors about the class-action filed against it on behalf of 140,000 women and children ...

The three-part documentary Free Nelson Mandela understands the role of culture and connection in spreading word of imprisoned revolutionary

Seth Mazibuko is part of a team heading the “1976 at 50” campaign to commemorate the day

The week of the 6th of March, saw the early construction of the foundations for the memorial. Organised by our principal contractor, Sir Robert McAlpine, the site at Nelson Mandela...

Since the appointment of Alan B Herriot to create our statue of Mandela, progress has been excellent. All of the arduous planning and fund-raising with the support of many is...

“Make it happen! – Scotland’s Mandela Statue”   You can donate to the campaign online, by cheque or internet banking or by a regular standing order or direct debit through the...

Rights groups say a UK-backed project contradicts unresolved claims by sick former mineworkers and their families.

Single mothers who arrived in the UK to work as health and care workers have been denied their child’s visa despite having the right to bring dependants when they arrived, reveals a report published o...

Britain’s peers have sounded the alarm over a shocking public health disaster in Kabwe, Zambia, a town scarred by decades of lead mining and now known as one of the most polluted places on Earth.

Following a successful Design Competition and Public Consultation, we are delighted to announce that Alan B Herriot has been selected from a shortlist of 5 amazing designs, to complete the...

Public viewing in Glasgow City Chambers and a chance to comment on five maquettes (miniature statues) from five prominent sculptors competing to create a statue of Nelson Mandela in Glasgow to celebra...

Mother and community advocate from Zambia, Lydia, asked Anglo American about historic lead pollution that continues to affect children especially and hamper crop growing.

On 26 June 1955 the Freedom Charter was adopted by the Congress of the People (COP) at Kliptown, near Johannesburg, South Africa. Some 3000 delegates from across the country attended...