In celebration of Madiba’s 93rd birthday on 18 Monday Minister Nathi Mthethwa will dirty his hands serving the public at the Mthatha Police Station, after which he will be in overalls cleaning up the small Eastern Cape town as his contribution to making South Africa a better and safe country.
Minister Mthethwa is both the Minister of Police and the Acting Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), hence his devotion of 67 minutes to policing and another 67 minutes to cleaning up Mthatha.
He will be taking statements from crime victims, inspecting the police station as well as assisting in any administrative duties as required by the station. In addition to cleaning up Mthatha as part of CoGTA’s “clean cities and towns” campaign, the Minister will also plant trees at the St John’s College, Jonguhlanga, Ngangelizwe and Mkhathini high schools around Mthatha.
Time permitting; Minister Mthethwa will also spend time applying a coat of paint to Ngangelizwe High School as part of CoGTA’s Community Work Programme (CWP)’s 67 minutes’ contribution to Mandela Day.
Members of the media are invited to be part of the campaign:
Date: Monday, 18 July 2011
Venues: 1. Mthatha Police Station (09h00 to 10h00)
2. Mthatha City Hall Gardens (11h00 to 15h00)
The celebration of Mandela Day aims to serve as a global call to action for people to "recognise their individual power to make an imprint and help change the world around them for the better", the Nelson Mandela Foundation said at the launch of the campaign in April.
For further enquiries and requests for interviews with the Minister, please contact:
Zweli Mnisi
Ministry of Police
Cell: 082 045 4024
Vuyelwa Qinga (CoGTA)
Cell: 082 877 3898
