Mandela announced the formation of this new group, The Elders, in a speech delivered on his 89th birthday.[296]
UMandela wamemezela ukubunjwa kwaleli qembu lomsipha isiqinile nobukhaliphi, leli qembu laziwa ngokuthi umkhandlo wabadala i- The Elders, kwinkulumo yakhe yosuku lokuzalwa kwakhe lapho eqeda iminyaka yama-89.[43]