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Mandela Day celebrated as South Africans aid communities
South Africans marked Nelson Mandela Day with 67 minutes of charity including blankets, books, toys and cleaning public spaces. Winnie Madikizela Mandela hosted a lunch for elderly women in Soweto, while Grace Machel spoke at the University of Johannesburg. The UN announced the Nelson Rokhhlahla Mandela Prize, awarded every five years to further his legacy.
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Johannesburg
Nelson Mandela
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Mandela
Soweto
Elizabeth Khoba
Statesman
University of Johannesburg
Grace Machel
Machel
United Nations
Nelson Rokhlahla Mandela
U.N
Ban Ki-moon
South Africa