Millions of people in South Africa and around the world marked Nelson Mandela Day on Monday on Mandela’s 93rd birthday. Shaka Sisulu is the grandson of the late anti-apartheid leaders, Walter and Albertina Sisulu.
Shaka Sisulu: “Nelson Mandela Day is an international day for us to celebrate the very values and ethos that we’re celebrating today. So it was a natural fit. We are asking people to give their time in developing their communities, their broader communities. Sometimes we are an enclave; we think that the rest of society isn’t. But we’re asking people to contribute their time and to think about it. And that’s exactly what Nelson Mandela Day is all about. That’s exactly what the legacy of Mr. Mandela himself is.”