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Today marks the 94th birthday of the greatest son of our soil, Nelson Mandela.

Mandela’s name and legacy are synonymous with integrity, non-racialism, and selflessness. Today, as every year, across the world, citizens have been asked, in honour of Madiba, to sacrifice 67 minutes of their time in service to others. It is a fitting tribute to a man that gave much of his life to the betterment of South Africa. Through personal sacrifice and public service, he became the world’s greatest living statesman.

But the most significant honour we can pay this great man on his birthday is to work towards his vision of a better life for all South Africans, to build on his dream, and to vigilantly and consistently protect the Constitution which he called a ‘sacred covenant’.

We wish you a happy birthday Madiba.