The list below records activities that are being implemented by a range of organisations or companies across South Africa on Mandela Day and the days thereafter.
It will be updated on a daily basis. If your or your organisation’s Mandela Day activity is not listed here, please send an email to jade@mandeladay.com and we will add you to the list.
Thank you – and all the organisations below – for making an imprint on local communities.
AQrate KZN
AQrate KZN will be running a series of business skills workshops and offering discounts on black economic empowerment verification to businesses with more than 50% black shareholding.
Brigette Brun (031) 563 7788
City of Matlosana
The day’s event will start with participants doing community work at 15 different registered Disability Centres for 67 minutes. After this, all teams will converge at Folang Disability Centre in Kanana, Orkney for the main celebration.
The Executive Mayor will use the platform to address the participants as well as give orphans gifts and hand a R1- million cheque to persons with disabilities.
Vienne Lebeko (018) 487 8329 or 072 019 3471
City of Neighbours
City of Neighbours will screen a Mandela video for young people who are part of the peace- building organisation, which became visible immediately after the xenophobic violence in South Africa last year.
Chichi Richard 083 966 0627
Department of Arts and Culture
The department will hold an entertainment concert in Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, Johannesburg, on July 18. There will be a variety of cultural performances, plus speeches by members of government.
Roshnie Moonsammy 083 272 0285
Ehlanzeni Ubuntu baBantu Mandela Day Reach-Out Programme
Municipality staff will visit disadvantaged communities, providing food parcels and blankets.
David Gabonantho 073 875 8061
Gauteng Provincial Government
The Gauteng government will be hosting a series of events around Johannesburg, including gardening, helping at soup kitchens, cooking for the elderly and donating toys and books to underprivileged children.
Israel Mogale (011) 355 6281
Iziko Museums of Cape Town
Iziko Museums will host the “2010 Soccer Indaba”, its second such event. Thereafter, it has planned a youth clean-up campaign in Khayelitsha.
Wandile Kasibe (021) 481 3804
Johannesburg Emergency Management Services, Office of the MEC for Public Safety and the City of Johannesburg’s Community Development Department
Together, these organizations will assist homeless people in the Johannesburg inner city by providing them with relevant services, assistance and care on Mandela Day.
Percy Morokane (011) 758 9540
Kulani Boxing Promotions
Kulani Boxing Promotions will host a professional boxing tournament at the Qunu Civic Hall. Boxers from Umtata will be meet East London boxers in the ring.
Mxolisi Kamani 072 593 1029
Mandela Organisation Activity
The Mandela Organisations will be active on Mandela Day in their respective areas of work. The Nelson Mandela Foundation, through its Centre of Memory and Dialogue will convene as part of its ongoing series, a community conversation in Khayelitsha to address issues of xenophobia.
Other Nelson Mandela Foundation staff will spend at least 67 minutes of their time on various community-based projects.
The Nelson Mandela Institute for Education and Rural Development, with the University of Fort Hare, will organise volunteers to renovate a local high school in Alice and clean up the town.
The Mandela Rhodes Foundation will be part of a series of ubuntu workshops in Cape Town that aim to explore issues of diversity and the spirit of ubuntu in the workplace.
The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund will honour and celebrate its Founder’s example and legacy through continuous support of programmes that affect the lives of children. The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund currently supports 74 programmes across the country.
Nelson Mandela Foundation (011) 728 1000
Miss Junior SA
Miss Junior SA will visit Westford Thando Community crèche spending time with the children and assisting where she can.
Gillian Elson 082 551 1375
Moyo
The restaurant chain will collect toys and funds from its patrons on the day, donating them to underprivileged children.
Bianca Erasmus (031) 332 0606
National Heritage Museum
Individuals may submit their plans for Mandela Day, and the NHC will visit the best applicant and document their community service.
(012) 348 1663/8233
Nelson Mandela Square
Nelson Mandela Square will host a party for underprivileged children, on the square, on July 18.
Mashudu Muthathi (011) 217 6045
Phumlani Dube and Gift of Givers
Phumlani Dube and Gift of Givers will hand out food hampers and community support packages to 2000 people in Umlozi, Durban.
www.umlazi.co.za or http://www.giftofthegivers.org
Service Delivery Outreach Party, Ivory Park
Beauty Contained will be supplying 67 women to provide pampering treatments and massages to the elderly at the Ivory Park Service Delivery Outreach Party on Mandela Day.
Trudy Mather 076 323 0109
Shoprite
Shoprite will be hosting four Mandela Day birthday parties for senior citizens in Port Elizabeth, George, Umtata and East London.
Esmerelda Essex (041) 3922700
South African Federation for Mental Health
The SAFMH has alerted all 17 mental health organisations across the country as well as 68 member organisations about the campaign.
Lindiwe Shayi (011) 781 1852
South African National Blood Service
The blood service will be blood donation drive in Mr Mandela’s honour. Please see its website for donation points on the day.
Gail Nothard (011) 761-9000
South African Qualifications Authority
SAQA aims to promote the culture of reading among children by donating children’s books to two homes for HIV/AIDS orphans. The staff will spend at least 67 minutes reading to the children.
Emlyn Jordaan (012) 431 5037
Unisa
Unisa will be holding an exhibition in commemoration of Mr Mandela’s birthday and Mandela Day.
Boniswa Qabaka or Verne Harris (011) 728 1000
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