• Our Location Willowvale (Gatyana), Eastern Cape

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About ZMF

Eastern Cape landscape near Ntshatshongo, home of the Zonwabele Mayapi Foundation
Willowvale (Gatyana), Eastern Cape, home of the Zonwabele Mayapi Foundation

Who We Are

A Credible African Institution for Heritage and Opportunity

The Zonwabele Mayapi Foundation (ZMF) is envisioned as a lasting tribute to the late Mr Zonwabele Mayapi. It exists to preserve memory, strengthen heritage, advance knowledge, and support sustainable programmes that create positive social impact in South Africa and beyond.

The Foundation honours a remarkable life and legacy by linking remembrance with practical public-benefit action through heritage preservation, education, youth development and community upliftment.

As a credible African institution, ZMF is positioned to mobilise partnerships, manage programmes, steward resources responsibly and preserve heritage while creating social and economic opportunities.

ZMF

A Brighter
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Legacy of Comrade Zonwabele Mayapi, honoured by the Zonwabele Mayapi Foundation

From Liberation Memory to Practical Legacy

The Foundation honours the life, sacrifice and values of Comrade Zonwabele "ZET" Mayapi, an underground operative of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), who was brutally assassinated during the liberation struggle alongside other comrades who paid the ultimate price for South Africa's freedom.

The central message that informs the Foundation and its broader Centre initiative is clear: the best way to honour those who sacrificed for freedom is to use that freedom to create opportunity for the generations that follow.

"We honour the fallen by building the future they fought for."

Core values of the Zonwabele Mayapi Foundation

Dignity. Integrity. Knowledge. Service. African Pride.

These values guide everything the Foundation does:

  • Dignity — Respecting memory, community and human worth.
  • Integrity — Upholding ethical governance, transparency and stewardship.
  • Knowledge — Investing in learning, research and intergenerational wisdom.
  • Service — Working in partnership for meaningful public benefit.
  • African Pride — Celebrating identity, heritage, place and possibility.
Purpose of the Zonwabele Mayapi Foundation, Willowvale, Eastern Cape

Honouring the Past. Empowering the Future.

The Foundation transforms remembrance into practical social purpose. It stands as a bridge between sacrifice, dignity, historical consciousness and future opportunity.

Our heritage purpose is to preserve stories, values and historical memory in ways that inspire action, leadership and community development.

Our Vision & Mission


To Be a Credible African Institution That Preserves Heritage and Empowers Communities

Vision — To be a credible African institution that preserves heritage, advances knowledge, and empowers communities through education, leadership and sustainable development. Mission — To honour the legacy of Zonwabele Mayapi by transforming remembrance into practical action through programmes that preserve history, develop skills, support opportunity and uplift communities.

Dignity
Integrity
Knowledge
Service
African Pride

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Our Leadership

Board of Directors

The Foundation is guided by a board of directors responsible for governance, strategic direction, financial stewardship and risk management.

Mr Pumzile Mayapi, Chairperson of the Zonwabele Mayapi Foundation
Mr Pumzile Mayapi
Chairperson
Dr Nonjongo Mayapi, Treasurer of the Zonwabele Mayapi Foundation
Dr Nonjongo Mayapi
Treasurer
Mr Sidlova Mziwonke, Secretary and Public Officer of the Zonwabele Mayapi Foundation
Mr Sidlova Mziwonke
Secretary & Public Officer
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Strategic Focus Areas
Core Values
Training Pathways

Honouring the Past. Empowering the Future.

The Foundation stands as a contemporary African institution rooted in remembrance, knowledge, dignity and community upliftment.

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