Following the donations by the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Lindiwe Sisulu, and Chief of the South African National Defence Force, General Solly Shoke, to Kiddy College at Tek Base in Pretoria earlier this month in support of Mandela Month, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will resume with a Community Service Project in a form of a cleaning up event in Umtata in the Eastern Cape. The event is scheduled to commence from 25 to 30 July 2011.
Flowing from that, a military parade will precede the open day proceedings from the above-mentioned period wherein static display of the SANDF’s main equipment, career exhibition and aerial display by the South African Air Force will also grace the event. The cleaning up event will be conducted in conjunction with the Umtata Town Council and the business community of the town. This is done to honour the legacy of the former Commander-in-Chief of the SANDF, President Nelson Mandela.
This is but one of the many contributions by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) during the month of July in celebration of Mandela Day which 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 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will further be participating in various activities to mark Mandela Day throughout the country. The SANDF has declared the July month for the SANDF to contribute to the well-being of the communities where it is based in acknowledging former President Nelson Mandela, the first Commander-in-Chief of the SANDF.
Enquiries:
Siphiwe Dlamini
Cell: 083 645 4294
E-mail: siphiwe.dlamini@dod.mil.za
67 minutes of the Mandela Month continues at Umtata in the Eastern Cape
