The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Mineworkers Investment Trust (MIT) will celebrate the Nelson Mandela's Day at Manamakgoteng village in Rustenburg North West Province on Friday July 18, 2014.

NUM General Secretary Frans Baleni will deliver a keynote address during the event. He will be joined by the alliance partners and members of the BaKgatla tribe.

The MIT nominated Kgolagano Care Center as the needy center around Rustenburg.

The founders of the center are Mr. and Mrs Mogobye who are also members of the community.  It became clear that after numerous assault and abuse cases of grandmothers that there was a need to establish a center for them as culprits walked freely in the community.

The center currently accommodates 20 people with  the hope that this number may increase in the future to cater for more.

The programme will start at 10h00 until 13h00.

The NUM and MIT joins a call by the Nelson Mandela Foundation to devote 67 minutes of time to helping others, as a way to mark Nelson Mandela International Day.

For 67 years, Nelson Mandela devoted his life to the service of humanity, as a human rights lawyer, a prisoner of conscience, an international peacemaker and the first democratically elected president of a free South Africa.

The NUM and MIT recognize Nelson Mandela’s values and his dedication to the service of humanity, in the fields of conflict resolution, race relations, the promotion and protection of human rights, reconciliation, gender equality and the rights of children and as well as the upliftment of poor and underdeveloped communities.

Furthermore, the NUM Central Committee that was recently held at Birchwood Conference Centre,  expressed its grief on  the passing on of NUM`s  lifetime President, comrade  Nelson Mandela including the  death of its former Deputy President comrade Crosby Moni  who both passed on  at the end of 2013. May their souls rest in peace.

Members of the media are invited to attend and report.

For more information, please contact:
Simphiwe Nanise: 082 807 9734 : Mineworkers Investment Trust COO: 082 807 9734
Refilwe Mutloane: 072 642 5414  (For directions)
Livhuwani Mammburu: 083 809 3257  :Acting NUM National Spokesperson