Johannesburg: Barbers give free Mandela haircuts in his honor In a square in the heart of Johannesburg, hairdressers give free Nelson Mandela-style haircuts to honour the icon of the struggle against apartheid and the first president of democratic South Africa. The event is organised by the Nelson Mandela Foundation in partnership with the Philips shaver brand, as part of the centenary celebrations of the birth of "Madiba" in 1918. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES