🏀 Get off the phone. Get on the court. 📵 Things are heating up at the Shapa Soweto Sports Day, where young people from different communities have come together for a day of basketball, soccer, netball, indigenous games, wellness activities and mentorship during Mandela Month.
The day is celebrating the power of sport to bring young people together, encourage active lifestyles and create safe spaces where they can connect, learn and grow.
🌱 Samke Mnguni | Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund
🏀 Zeph Matose | NBA Africa
⭐ Neo | Special Olympics
🍬 Carren Liando | ZNS Sweets
🎤 Honest Moyo | MC
As Dr Linda Ncube-Nkomo, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, said, “Madiba believed deeply in the power of sport to unite, inspire, and restore hope.” Through today's activities, young people are building confidence, making connections and creating positive change in their communities.
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Today, the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund and NBA Africa are bringing the energy to the Sports Day at Shapa Soweto under the theme: “Get off the phone. Get on the Court”
Young people are taking part in basketball clinics, indigenous games, wellness activities, a community walk, and mentorship conversations, all designed to encourage active lifestyles, build confidence, and create safer spaces for youth to thrive.
Through sport, we are reminded of Nelson Mandela’s powerful belief that play and teamwork can bring people together, inspire hope, and unlock potential.
This sports day forms part of the Legacy Academy Youth Leadership Programme, empowering young people to take an active role in shaping their communities and becoming leaders of positive change.
Thank you NBA Africa, Nedbank, Reckitt, Specialist Olympics, and Sharpa Soweto (Nike South Africa) for making this day possible 🏀🙌
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🏀⚽This Mandela Month, we're getting young people from communities across Soweto and beyond moving, connecting, and leading through sport.
The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund and NBA Africa are bringing together young people for a Sports Day at Shapa Soweto under the theme: "Get off the phone. Get on the court."
From basketball, netball, and soccer to indigenous games, wellness activities, and mentorship conversations, the day is all about encouraging healthy lifestyles, building confidence, and creating opportunities for young people to connect through the power of sport.
Inspired by Madiba's belief that sport can change lives and unite communities, this initiative forms part of the Legacy Academy Youth Leadership Programme.
Stay tuned as we celebrate Mandela Month, youth, and the power of sport to inspire the next generation.
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Children believe that tech companies should never be allowed to design AI that manipulates them or keeps them hooked.
We are proud to join 100+ leading organisations and experts urging governments to ban manipulative design that preys on children’s vulnerabilities, undermines their agency or fosters unhealthy dependency, including chatbots designed to act as friends or confidants that children come to rely on emotionally.
Our new joint call sets out 10 recommendations to turn governments’ obligations into real action for children’s rights and safety in the age of AI.
🔗Read our call: 5rightsfoundation.com/resource/joint-statement-the-inaugural-global-dialogue-on-ai-governance-mus…
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Children are adopting AI technologies more than three times faster than adults, yet many of these systems were never designed with their rights and wellbeing in mind.
As Governments gather today at the inaugural Global Dialogue on AI, they must take concrete action to protect children’s rights in the age of AI.
We are proud to join 100+ leading organizations and experts across the world urging States to fulfil their obligations and commitments to deliver concrete action for children.
Our new joint call sets out ten clear recommendations for governments, from requiring companies to prove AI is safe for children before it reaches the market to banning manipulative design and giving children a real say in the systems that shape their digital lives.
🔗Read our call here: 5rightsfoundation.com/resource/joint-statement-the-inaugural-global-dialogue-on-ai-governance-mus…
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This week, we had the pleasure of welcoming young leaders from Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Nigeria, Tunisia, the United States, and South Africa as part of the African Leadership Academy's Global Scholars Programme.
After visiting the Centre of Memory at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the group spent time with us at the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund to learn more about our work and how we empower children and young people to become leaders in their#nmcf30years.#servelikemadibaS#YouthLeadershipYouthLeadership
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Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund stand at MamaMagic 2026. 💛 It was wonderful meeting so many parents, caregivers, families, and supporters, sharing more about our work, and having meaningful conversations about creating a better future for children.
A special thank you to everyone who made a donation. Your generosity helps us continue advancing the rights, wellbeing, and development of children across South Afri#mamamagic2026c#nmcf30yearsY#servelikemadibaadiba
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We'rMamaMagicMagic! 👋 If you're visGallagher Convention Centreion Centre this weekend, be sure to stop by the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund stand, P04. Come say hello, learn more about our flagshiNelson Mandela Children’s Hospitaldren's Hospital, and find out how we're working with families and communities to help every child thrive. We are also selling specially branded apparel.
We'll be here from 3–5 Jul#mamamagic2026;#nmcf30yearse#servelikemadibac2026 #NMCF30Years #ServeLikeMadiba
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