Nelson and Winnie Mandela salute the crowd outside the Victor Verster Prison (now Drakenstein Correctional Centre) following his release on February 11, 1990.
This Mandela Day, July 18, 2026, IOL invites you to walk in Madiba's shoes in an immersive, multimedia experience on the commemoration of our founding father's birthday.
July 18 is recognised globally as people partake in acts of service for 67 minutes, reflecting the 67 years Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first democratically-elected president, spent in public service.
This Mandela Day, IOL takes you on an immersive journey through the windswept plains of the Eastern Cape, the place of Madiba's birth, to his iconic speech delivered at the Rivonia Treason Trial, to his darkest moments incarcerated on Robben Island, his triumphant release and speech at Cape Town's City Hall, to his 1994 inauguration at the Union Buildings.
Follow Madiba's journey and walk in his shoes with IOL this Mandela Day.
