News – Mandela Day
Opening of the 27th Mandela Day library at Qoyintaba Primary School in KwaZulu-Natal
6 May 2013 | Category: Mandela Day
On 2 May 2013, the 27th Mandela Day container library opening took place. This is the second library by the Participate for Good Joberg2C campaign.
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Mahlodumela Lower Primary School Mandela Day container library opening on 25 April 2013
30 April 2013 | Category: Mandela Day
The morning of 25 April 2013 started in a frenzy at Mahlodumela Lower Primary School in Limpopo, with the arrival of two bakkie-loads and a trailer full of boxes containing books for the 26th Mandela Day container library.
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Mandela Day container library opens in one of SA’s oldest townships
26 February 2013 | Category: Mandela Day
On 22 February 2013 learners, parents and teachers gathered at Montshiwa Primary School to celebrate the official opening of the 24th container library, a brightly coloured library unit that was painted to reflect the colours of the South African flag.
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Irish company sponsors Mandela Day container library at Western Cape school
1 February 2013 | Category: Mandela Day
On 30 January 2013 the 23rd Mandela Day container library was opened at Linge Junior Secondary School in Nyanga, the Western Cape. The library was sponsored by Irish Distillers, a company based in Dublin.
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Mpumalanga primary school gets powerful education boost
10 December 2012 | Category: Mandela Day
Thursday 6 December marked the opening of the 22nd Mandela Day container library, at Amandla Primary School in eMalahleni (formerly Witbank), Mpumalanga.
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Students who love to read inspire opening of Mandela Day library at North West school
3 December 2012 | Category: Mandela Day
Friday 30 November, 2012 marked the opening of the 21st Mandela Day Container Library at Kebinelang Middle School in Manthe village (near Hartswater), in the North West province, five hours west of Johannesburg.
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A banner of birthday messages for Madiba
12 September 2012 | Category: Mandela Day
Learners from Theo Wassenaar Primary School in Robertsham, south of Gauteng, visited the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory recently to hand over a special birthday gift for Nelson Mandela.
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Ahmed Kathrada remembers heroes of the struggle on Mandela Day
12 September 2012 | Category: Mandela Day
The ethos of International Nelson Mandela Day is to take action and inspire change – not just on Madiba’s birthday, but every day.
Across the globe individuals and groups take part in Mandela Day in various ways, from helping out at care centres and schools to planting trees and handing out food parcels to those in need.
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MTN Y’ello Rose benefiting Free State community
5 September 2012 | Category: Mandela Day
SAfm presenter and one of the inaugural MTN Y’ello Rose beneficiaries Tsepiso Makwetla partnered with the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and pre-eminent local film producer Anant Singh to launch a film project at the Aha Setjhaba Primary School in the Free State yesterday, 4 September.
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Mandela Day Libraries Project 2012
2 September 2012 | Category: Mandela Day
The Mandela Day Libraries Project, which began in 2011 with the establishment of 13 libraries in primary schools throughout South Africa, kicked off its 2012 programme with the opening of two new container libraries in August.
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