Photographs of Mandela's Place (The Heritage Portal)
When Nelson Mandela first arrived in Johannesburg in 1941 from his birthplace in the Eastern Cape, he rented this room for a short while. At that time Mandela, now a global icon, was working as a clerk at a law firm in Johannesburg.
Plaque Location:
Gauteng
Johannesburg
Alexandra
Plaque Address:
46 Seventh Avenue, Alexandra
Plaque Category:
Apartheid
Homes
Mandela
People
Struggle Heritage
Struggle Heroes
Plaque Organisation:
City of Johannesburg