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Sharon Kavhu

Windhoek – The World Icon of Death Nelson & Madrilon & # 39; Mandela who would have turned 100 on July 18 this year does not belong to South Africa, but to the SADC region as a whole – said South Africa The High Commissioner In Namibia William Whitehead

Whitehead described Madiba as an individual who worked through the eyes of others and the hands of others collectively.

"Madiba's organically developed as a result of the emergence of the ANC in 2012 and pbaded from a conservative organization to reformed and revolutionary decades. what his people built and its revolution today to anchor the base of our society as non-racial. "" I've never believed that SADC is separate, it's a people separated by boarders Our communities are the same, which is why you even find ethnic groups like Swati in Eswatini and South Africa, we have the Herero in Botswana and Namibia, and the communities in the Limpopo are the same in northeastern South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.As such, the late Madiba is not only for South Africa but it belongs to the entire SADC region even though it is a global icon, "said Mr. Whitehead. The High Commissioner acknowledged the development of SADC cultures when Madiba was in prison with SWAPO fighters adding that he was in exile, a culture of hope, linking international conflicts and valuing the country. Humanity was built in the region. 19659004] According to Whitehead, Madiba was a man who always had the aspirations of his own people.

"As a reflection, however, we know as South Africans that his greatest contribution to the culture of our people is to educate us" yes you are Africans but also South Africans ", where he urged us to To respect our diversity, Madiba has focused on girls, young people and the most vulnerable, and as a way to remember the great icon, the South African High Commission in Namibia has taken the lead. Donation initiative of hygienic clothing to vulnerable girls in Windhoek on Wednesday, July 18.

The event aimed to restore the dignity of the "little girl" and Whitehead described the initiative as a way to recognize the importance of a "little girl" who is According to Whitehead, the initiative was supported by FNB, Shoprite, South African Airways, Checkers and The Southern Times, and will be extended to vulnerable girls from the north of Namibia.