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Giving back on Mandela Day

ROB KNOWLES, TK MTIKI and JON HOUZET Nelson Mandela Day was on Sunday July 18, where businesses, organisations and individuals contributed 67 minutes more in service to their community. Locally, Mandela Day activities seemed fewer than in…

Running for a cause on Mandela Day

A tiring run to raise funds for the Ndlambe Lockdown Support Group from Nemato Change a Life (NCAL) rowing coach, Sheldon Nelson, ended in triumph on Saturday when he arrived at the Port Alfred Civic Centre after a gruelling run from…

Klipfontein Primary School celebrates Mandela Day

The children and staff at Klipfontein Primary School held a special day for the elderly in their community to celebrate Mandela Day on Thursday. Here, the children for the choir sing the Khoisan version of our national anthem, “Nkosi…

Mandela Day at Mtyobo Primary School

The children and staff at Mtyobo Primary School were set to serve fruit the elderly at House of Happiness in the Nemato Township on Wednesday July 28. For more pictures on this and the rest of the Mandela Day celebrations, see next week’s…

Municipal help for Masiphumelele home in Freestone

Ndlambe municipality donated chairs, tables and plates to Masiphumelele home for disabled children in Freestone, Bathurst, on Mandela Day. Speaker of Ndlambe, councillor Vivian Maphaphu and ward 5 councillor Andile Malgas were in…

CLEANING YOUR OWN DOORSTEP: With the ongoing roadworks on the R72, a great deal of rubbish has accumulated at the side of the road. Talk of the Town staffers, from left, Bryan Smith, Mauneen Charter and Primrose Magquntulu filled three whole bags of rubbish, collected along the roadside for a single block, on Mandela Day Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Unselfish acts of kindness for Mandela Day  

ROB KNOWLES and TK MTIKI IT has been a tough year for many South Africans, and specifically, those living in the drought-stricken and impoverished Eastern Cape, but many showed their mettle on Mandela Day by giving of themselves for just…