Love, friendship and gratitude on Mandela Day
Various Polokwane residents, businesses and other organisations spent 67 minutes last Wednesday to honour Nelson Mandela by doing charitable works or making donations to the needy. Many needy people’s lives were touched thanks to this initiative, a large number of whom were children. Mandela Day, which was Madiba’s birthday, saw people from all walks of …
Various Polokwane residents, businesses and other organisations spent 67 minutes last Wednesday to honour Nelson Mandela by doing charitable works or making donations to the needy.
Many needy people’s lives were touched thanks to this initiative, a large number of whom were children. Mandela Day, which was Madiba’s birthday, saw people from all walks of life come together to bring change in the spirit of commemorating the life of the world icon and political leader.
Many of those participating in this initiative said they felt overwhelmed with love, friendship and gratitude.
Story: KAREN VENTER
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Kagiso Nkgoeng, Kingsley Mathe and Mduduzi Mabona play with Matome Thokolo, Rorisang Setata and Palesa Lebogo.
Grade 12 learner Selaelo Mahasha feeds baby Mogau Motona at Motho ke Motho ka Batho Day Care Centre in Legae la Batho.
Persons with Disability
Kim and Michael Kritzinger from KM Cash & Carry donated disposable nappies to the Association for Persons with Disability.
Westenburg Police
Police members Lesiba Ramoshaba, Elizabeth Matsaung, Ngoako Rakopa and Andries Maleka with tomato, spinach and beetroot seeds to be planted.
Westenburg Police
Calvin Mandiwana, Regina Mailula and Ruth Magau cleaning the garden at Tuiskoms Shelter on Leeuwkuil.
Rotarian Rusty Milne, right in the front, with teachers and toddlers at Paile Pre-school in Ga-Legodi, Moletjie at the handing over of bedding.
Teboga Maja, Lefentse Ramaite, Glenda Makhubela, Lebitsi Letsoalo and Getrude Mashishi from Shoprite ready to serve soup prepared for the less fortunate.
Selae Kgwatalala, Mulalo Ramantswana and Natalie Knight from Shoprite pose for photographs next to a Nelson Mandela cake baked by the staff.
Local artist, Hercules Strydom (Klaas) with his painting titled Nelson Mandela.
Lesego Matheba, Miss Baroka Football Club 2018 presents job seeker Onismo Chuwe with a meal of bread and wholesome soup.
Social Workers at Rethabile Clinic, Pearl Mphogo and Mabe Moshukumadi joined by Elni Haggard, principal, play with learners Kozi Iwunze, Faith Benzo and Amogelang Mashabela.
Lischen Mabina, Social Worker at Rethabile Clinic and Nicolene Pretorius, educator at Little Bright Stars Pre-Primary School clean some of the classes at the school.
Ednah Majakane, Senior Social Worker at Rethabile Clinic assists educator Sharilize Oosthuizen to fasten Mapula Motata’s babygrow after her nappy was changed.
Ngwana Baby House gets a face lift thanks to EH Hassim Hardware.
Herman Oosthuizen and Londani Nugodi from EH Hassim Hardware paint a fence at Ngwana Baby House. They also painted the window frames, fitted two doors and a security gate as well as donating cement to fix damaged paving.
Ngwana Baby House and EH Hassim Hardware personnel take a break.
Retha du Plessis, Manager of The Fold Children’s Home outside Vaalwater, shows Elizabeth Matlou the finer tricks of ten pin bowling at the Mall of the North sponsored Mandela Day event.
Members of the African National Congress’s (ANC) branch in Ward 19 also volunteered their time by honouring Madiba’s legacy when they painted the palisade and gate of Good Hope Primary School in Westenburg on Saturday. Winrainbow Branch Chairman Mashimpye Stuurman referred to them having chosen the school because of its rich history with Mandela, since he was behind the community having such a school in its ward. Members, who showed up in numbers to see through the project were joined by Peter Mokaba Regional Executive Committee member Sabeer Kalla (second from right at the back) and ANC Polokwane Ward Councillor Haffiz Shaik.
Learners hand out food to homeless persons on the corner of Hans van Rensburg and Excelsior streets.
Head girl and boy Neo Masemola and Tumodi Mokomane doing their part for Mandela Day.
Savannah Mall
Behoeftige leerders van Pietersburg Laerskool (Suidskool) baat by sop wat aan hulle geskenk is. Voor is Checkers Savannah Mall- personeellede, Margareth Mogale en Nathabiseng Lelagane. Agter is Checkers-bestuurder, Werner Kriel en Suidskool-leerkragte, Carmia Mason en Martin Kröh.
Officials Irene Kekana and Moloko Manaka hand over dog food to Joyce Montlana and Cate Mailula.
Moloko Manaka from SPCA Polokwane feeds Bobby and Skippy in Luthuli Park during an outreach to assist needy pet owners.
Lede van Limpopo Toyota Knigts by die TLC-saal vir kinders met kanker waar jong pasiënte met kolwyntjies, sap, jogurt en mussies deur die organisasie bederf is.
Katryn Celliers, owner of Limpopo Beauty Modelling Academy and some of her models with the children of Bannaphele Drop-In Centre in Mankweng where they donated lucky packets, blankets, hot soup and bread as well as other food items. Celliers thanked everyone who made this possible.
Telned/Samsung representative André Schoeman, Jo-Ann Rusoord Manager,
Anne-Marié Massyn and Chantelle Botha, Telned/Samsung representative, front,
with Telned/Samsung staff members Rozetta van der Westhuizen, Juandré Grobler and Jessica van Tonder at the back, show the items donated on Mandela Day.
President of the Pietersburg 100 Rotary Anns, Yvonne Joubert, front, with Anns Nadine Daly, Val Smit, Sue Kirkpatrick and Marlene Wilson on their way to Mankweng Assembly Church with blankets and goodie bags.
