Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries to lead Nelson Mandela Day in Thaba Nchu, Free State
Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu in Mangaung Metro Municipality will have a chance to host the Mandela Day Celebration on Friday 26 July 2019. Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms Maggie Sotyu, MP and the MEC for Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Mr Makalo Mohale, MPL will lead the day’s activities.
The day’s activities will include a clean-up campaign around the Botshabelo schools, in Reengtseng Primary School as well as removing the illegal dumping site and cleaning at Tawana Primary school and TM Sitiloane High school in Thaba Nchu, a visit to the buyback centre and waste transfer center, planting of trees, and establishments of vegetable gardens.
As part of celebrating Nelson Mandela’s legacy and positively impacting the society, the Deputy Minister and the MEC will donate school shoes, school bags, stationery, garden tools, waste bins and school desks to learners at Reengtseng and Tawana Primary schools.
Marking the day hopes to inspire people to embrace the values that Mandela shared. These values include democracy, freedom, equality, diversity, reconciliation and respect. This year the day will be celebrated under the theme “What can I do to - Make Every Day a Mandela Day”
Media is invited to attend:
Programme
- Phase one : Clean-up campaign and Plating of trees at Botshabelo illegal dumping: 9h00
- Phase two: Clean-up campaign and Planting trees at Thaba Nchu next to ST Setiloane High School 11h00
- Phase three : Planting vegetable garden at Tawana Primary School Handing over of Goods: Tawana Primary School
Contact:
Kagisho Leteane
Tel: 051 400 9550/9547/9631
E-mail: Leteanek@destea.gov.za
