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Mandela Month Programme for Mandela Bay

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Executive Mayor, Cllr Zanoxolo Wayile, today announced the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s programme for Mandela Day and the rest of July. The Municipality last year officially declared July to be Mandela Month.

Launching Mandela Day Wayile said; “We acknowledge that every day ought to be Mandela Day given the importance of the things we are required to do for 67 minutes on this day to the lives of the vulnerable in the world on a day to day basis. That is why we declared the entire month of July as Mandela Month.”

Some Events taking place on Mandela Day 18 July:

  • The Motherwell Community Police Forum will have a Tournament of Foreign Nationals with the Motherwell Residents;
  • A Community Outreach Program that includes services on wheels in Missionvale, Despatch, and Uitenhage;
  • The main event will be held at the Missionvale Care Centre. In collaboration with the MBDA we will dedicate 67 minutes to volunteering, including gardening services, cleaning, donating food and clothing, and playing with children in the centre;
  • The Uitenhage Despatch Development Initiative will embark on a campaign to clean municipal parks. The local community is invited to participate;
  • Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) will embark on a drive to clean-up various heritage sites in the city, symbolically starting with the historical tourist route, the Donkin Heritage Trail. NMBT staff and volunteers will start the cleaning campaign in honour of the namesake of the city at 12:30pm, gathering at the tourism visitor information office at the Donkin Reserve;
  • Donation of the book, Life of Social Justice, Biography of Dr R.A.M. Salojee, to the Missionvale Care Centre & Promary and School Libraries by the Revenue Management and Customer Care Sub-directorate of Budget and Treasury;
  • Scouting for and fixing water leakages in Missionvale by the Water Services sub-directorate of Infrastructure and Engineering;
  • Clean up and hand over of temporary structures to 10 residents still affected by flooding in Well’s Estate on Monday by the Social Development, Education and Administration sub-directorate of Human Settlements, in collaboration with the Provincial Department of Integrated Human Settlements. Clean up started in the area today;
  • Painting of Mama Lilian Diedericks’ neighbour’s house by the Communications’ Sub-Directorate of the Office of the Chief Operating Officer;
  • Fire safety training by the Fire and Emergency Services for residents in Missionvale;
  • Sport Activities for Displaced Children in Kuyga;
  • Services on wheels (HIV testing, dentistry and so on) by the Public Health Directorate;
  • The Mayor, together with his former classmates, will donate internet connectivity for a year at their former school, Khwezi Lomso;
  • Plus other programmes that will be run by the municipality’s social partners in various areas in the Bay.

Looking ahead the celebrations will continue with Mandela Day Cultural Events & Golden Games, Women’s Prayer Service, Rally at Nangoza Jebe Hall, Wreath Laying Ceremony, Nelson Mandela Exhibition and a Celebration Lecture.

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