PHOTOS: How KZN spent Mandela Day
Non-profit organisations, schools and ordinary South Africans have today set aside 67-minutes to make a difference in the lives of those around them.
It's International Nelson Mandela Day and global citizens are - on the 18th of July - encouraged to give back to their communities, in some small way.
Tata, one of the world's most loved icons, would have been 101-years-old today.
Schools in KwaZulu-Natal have taken up projects commemorating Madiba's 67 years of service.
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Learners and teachers from the Berea's Gordon Road Girls School partnered with members of their community, and have exceeded their target of knitting 67 Blankets for Mandela Day.
The school says the blankets will be donated to various organizations in Durban.
GORDON ROAD GIRLS' SCHOOL : Thank You, thank you, thank you GRGS COMMUNITY. You have done us proud by exceeding our target of knitting 67 Blankets for #MandelaDay #67Blankets #grgscommunity @ECR_Newswatch @MandelaDay @grgscommunity - pic.twitter.com/4EWPwgdkqP
— GORDON ROAD GIRLS' SCHOOL (@grgscommunity) July 18, 2019
Berea West Senior Primary’s Grade 7 learners and their moms handed out iced cupcakes to residents who walked and drove past the school this morning.
East Coast Radio is currently broadcasting live - at four disadvantaged schools in KwaZulu-Natal.
The schools were beneficiaries of the station's Toy Story campaign - which saw the province contributing R1.2-million.
.@MarlinRSA making kids smile everyday! #MandelaDay @sikalelemedia pic.twitter.com/sHM7AG1V4h
— East Coast Breakfast with Darren Maule (@ECRBreakfast) July 18, 2019
.@ecrdrivetime spent their day at Maria Memorial School. This incredible school received a library as part of #MandelaDay @ToysRUs_ZA @BabiesRUs_ZA pic.twitter.com/91TTRz8lNU
— East Coast Radio (@ecr9495) July 18, 2019
Today @ECRBreakfast together with @ToysRUs_ZA and @BabiesRUs_ZA painted doors at Mqongqotho Primary School. #MandelaDay pic.twitter.com/ZEBZrFzSh3
— East Coast Radio (@ecr9495) July 18, 2019
These locals have told Newswatch today should remind us all of the importance of helping one another.
Meanwhile, political parties have headed local drives on Mandela Day.
Led by KZN Premier, Sihle Zikalala, a wreath laying ceremony got underway this morning at Howick's Mandela Capture Site.
ANC KZN officials then embarked on a clean-up campaign in uMsunduzi's Ward 28 and Ward 30.
The DA in the province and leader Zwakele Mncwango, visited areas in uMsunduzi and eThekwini.
The party says the first stop was made in Raisethorpe where a wheelchair was donated to an elderly man. Learning materials were also handed over to two pre-schools.
And moving abroad, the UN's global leaders have recognised the next ten years, that's from 2019 to 2028, as the Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace committed to intensifying efforts to build a just, peaceful, and inclusive world.