Media Alert

21 July 2022

DIRCO and the Embassy of the State of Qatar to visit Limpopo as part of Mandela Month activities

The Deputy Minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Candith Mashego-Dlamini, joined by the Ambassador of the State of Qatar, HE Tariq Ali Faraj Al-Ansari, will visit the town Mookgopong in the Limpopo Province on Friday, 22 July 2022, where they will jointly visit and spend 67 minutes of community work as part of Nelson Mandela International Day.

Mandela’s birth month of July presents an opportunity for all around the world to raise awareness and expand the reach of Madiba’s values – fighting injustice, practicing reconciliation and helping people in need. Accordingly, Deputy Minister Mashego-Dlamini and Ambassador Al-Ansari will donate a number of items to the old age home.

The media are invited as follows:

Date: Friday, 22 July 2022

Venue: Mookgopong Old Age Centre, Ward 4

Time: 10h00

Enquiries: Mr Nelson Kgwete, +27 76 4321 3078 (DIRCO); Ms Lamiaa Fazel Ellahi, +27 61 150 5461 (Embassy of the State of Qatar)

ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION

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