en.Wedoany.com Reported - The University of Cape Town (UCT) announced on Thursday that it will hold a design competition for a new facility commemorating Nelson Mandela, South Africa's principal founding father and first democratically elected president. The facility will be named the "UCT Nelson Mandela Memorial Centre and School of Public Governance."

The competition will officially launch on Thursday, June 18, and is endorsed by the South African Institute of Architects. Implemented in collaboration with the African Union of Architects, the competition is open to architects across the entire African continent.

The new centre will integrate functions of memorialisation, civic engagement, and public leadership education. The estimated cost for the entire project, including the memorial centre, academic facilities, and related landscaping, is approximately R600 million.

UCT emphasised that the project honours Nelson Mandela's legacy not through a traditional monument, but through a competition—one based on the belief that the best ideas can come from anywhere and anyone, and that places of lasting significance begin with imagination. The intention is to create a living memorial in honour of President Mandela.

UCT is South Africa's oldest university, originally established in 1829 as the South African College. Its campus, situated on the lower eastern slopes of Table Mountain, is renowned and consistently ranks among the top two universities in the country.

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