How your fave celebs celebrated Mandela Day

The 18th of July marks a very special day in South Africa. It is a day known as Mandela Day where we celebrate the great life of the father of our nation, the late Nelson Mandela. But it doesn’t end there, we also give 67 minutes of our time to help those in need. Yesterday people from all over the country and some in other parts of the world spent 67 minutes giving back in honour of the Madiba. Here’s a look at how some of our favourite celebrities spent their 67 minutes:

Couldn’t be in South Africa for #MandelaDay but with the help of @MalenahBapela, her mother and @neoclarker we were able to give out 67 school shoes to grade 1-3 learners in Mamelodi today #Shimza❤️🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/7reFdaspEy

— SHIMZA (@Shimza01) July 18, 2018

#MandelaDay painting for the kids Give Them Hope Care Centre in Pretoria

A post shared by Nonhle Thema 😇👑💖(@nonhle_thema) on Jul 18, 2017 at 4:18am PDT

My afternoon stop was at Jabulani Khakibos boys home in Berea, and their motto is “Positively impacting the lives of children living and working in the streets.”. The boys age from 8-18yrs and over the last 3 months two boys graduated from Boston College. Their methodology is to intrinsically develop and build the man within, from teaching them when they come back from school how to work with money, budget, life skills and making the right choices for their young lives. At Connect Channel we knitted 100 blankets over the last two months and today it was our blessing to be able to bless and keep the boys warm. We gave the boys haircuts, played soccer and had a meal together. #ConnectCares #ConnectTV #ConnectChannel #BeTheLegacy #Madiba100

A post shared by Basetsana Kumalo(@basetsanakumalo) on Jul 18, 2018 at 9:03am PDT

Spent my 67mins with the young ones. ⏰ I think the whole point of #MandelaDay is to remind us that EVERY DAY should be #MandelaDay. Thank You to @daytona_za @basetsanakumalo & the @akafoundation for letting me spend some time sharing my experiences and some inspiration with the kids at @jabulanikk. I told them, the most important lesson i learnt in life is to find something that you are insanely passionate about 🔥 … I also shared a couple shibobo’s 😂 I hope you all did your part today, but also that it inspired you to do more on a more regular basis. ❤️ 📸 by @nolocation__ 🇿🇦

A post shared by AKA(@akaworldwide) on Jul 18, 2018 at 12:05pm PDT

Thanks for having me @947joburg and Greenside High School ♥️ #MandelaDay

A post shared by Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters(@demileighnp) on Jul 18, 2018 at 5:13am PDT

I am not saying I am cold, I am saying I am wearing two pairs of pants. #947breakfastclub #947schoolinvasion – it’s so much fun man !!!!

A post shared by zintathu(@zintathu) on Jul 18, 2018 at 11:07pm PDT

Getting some maternity training 😂❤️ . To help @luquluqutribe and @refugees improve the health facilities for young mothers at Kakuma (Kenya) Refugee Camp Clinic please donate R30 by simply sending “LuquLuqu” to 42656 … Thank you in advance 🌸💕

A post shared by Nomzamo Mbatha 🇿🇦(@nomzamo_m) on Jul 16, 2018 at 11:05pm PDT

To celebrate #MandelaDay, rugby legends @BryanHabana, @nolli15 and @SFitzpatrick92 visited @PlayRugbyUSA in LA, inspiring the youngsters through the magic of 🏉! #Mandela100 #SportforGood pic.twitter.com/71PgkAUF8j

— Laureus (@LaureusSport) July 18, 2018

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! Today was such a beautiful day. Had the pleasure of joining @SHOUTSA and @SteersSA at the opening of their 10th SHOUT Library at Fumisukoma Primary School in Motherwell P.E. and it was magical! Everyday should be #MandelaDay✨🙏🏿✨

UMTHANDAZO UZOSEBENZA! pic.twitter.com/YVbVhTO9fg

— ANATII (@ANATII) July 18, 2018

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