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Government calls on South Africans to honour Mandela Month through service and active citizenship

Government Communication and Information SystemRef: https://www.gcis.gov.za/government-calls-on-south-africans-to-honour-mandela-month-through-service-and-active-citizenship

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Collected on 17 July 2026

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What this means

This is a GCIS media statement dated 15 July 2026 calling on South Africans to honour Mandela Month (and Mandela Day on 17 July) through service and active citizenship. It notes that Nelson Mandela International Day was proclaimed by the UN in 2009 and highlights this year’s theme: “It’s still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity.” The statement says government leaders will run service delivery initiatives, including the Department of Water and Sanitation launching the National Water Access Acceleration Programme on Mandela Day, with 67 borehole interventions and other water infrastructure rollouts in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, and Gauteng.

Facts

Places

KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Gauteng

Reference

https://www.gcis.gov.za/government-calls-on-south-africans-to-honour-mandela-month-through-service-and-active-citizenship

Key Takeaways

  • Document type: GCIS media statement
  • Date: 15 July 2026
  • Mandela Day observed annually on 17 July
  • UN proclamation of Nelson Mandela International Day in 2009
  • This year’s theme: “It’s still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity.”
  • Government leaders to conduct service delivery initiatives during Mandela Month and on Mandela Day
  • Department of Water and Sanitation to launch National Water Access Acceleration Programme on Mandela Day
  • Programme milestone: launch of 67 borehole interventions across South Africa
  • Initial rollout focus: Babanango Community Water Supply Scheme (KwaZulu-Natal) and Mncwasa Water Supply Scheme (Eastern Cape)
  • Commissioning: 50 megalitre-per-day Klipdrift Package Water Treatment Plant in Hammanskraal, Gauteng
  • Enquiries: Nomonde Mnukwa (Acting Government Spokesperson) and William Baloyi (Deputy Government Spokesperson)
  • Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
  • Department of Water and Sanitation
  • United Nations
  • Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
  • Nomonde Mnukwa
  • William Baloyi
  • Babanango Community Water Supply Scheme
  • Mncwasa Water Supply Scheme
  • Klipdrift Package Water Treatment Plant

Dates

Closing Date

15 July 2026