Abstract:
Every year on 18 July South Africans together with the international community
honour our former president and international icon Nelson Mandela in the celebration
of Nelson Mandela International Day. In 2018 the day was not observed as a normal
International Mandela Day where citizens’ across the globe donate 67 minutes of
their time to performing good deeds, but was used as an opportunity for us to
remember the time in which transformation gained traction in our country and
celebrate the man who made a meaningful contribution. This saw the decision to
observe the year 2018 as the Nelson Mandela Centenary by the Heads of State and
Government (HOS/G) of the African Union at the 30th Ordinary Session of the
Assembly held on 28 – 29 January 2018. The theme under these celebrations was
“Be the legacy: Celebrating the birth of a world icon and a life of service” with
the idea is to do something that will benefit those around us.