MAKE EVERY DAY A MANDELA DAY –
MINISTER DAVIES URGES HOPETOWN RESIDENTS
The Minister of Trade and Industry,
Dr Rob Davies has urged residents of Hopetown in the Northern Cape to make
every day a Mandela Day by selflessly and continuously extending a helping hand
to the needy members of the community. Minister Davies was speaking at a
function hosted by the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) today
where he handed over blankets and food parcels to 40 elderly residents.
The event, which was held under
the theme of this year’s Mandela Month, Make every day a Mandela
Day: Contributing 67 minutes of our time to help those in need, was part of
the annual celebration of the Nelson Mandela International Day.
“ Every year since 2010 the world
recognises and celebrates July 18 as Nelson Mandela International Day
in honour of the former President Nelson Mandela’s 67 years of the selfless
life that he dedicated to making our country and the whole world a better place
for all people to live in. You can also make a contribution and change
someone’s life for the better. Reach out to those who seek aid and provide the
little that you can to people that are less fortunate. Make every
day a Mandela Day by assisting the needy in your community and changing their
lives for the better,” said Minister Davies.
He added that the Mandela Day
provided citizens all over the world with an opportunity to infuse the spirit
of Tata Mandela on caring for people that are less fortunate and encouraging
everyone to do everything that they can to improve the lives of other people.
Talking to journalists after his
speech, Minister Davies said that the dti was committed to
improving the lives of the people in the Northern Cape in general through
supporting the agro-processing industry. He added that the Special Economic
Zone that the department planned to establish in Upington would also go a long
way in boosting the economy of the province and creating job opportunities.
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