ANC Youth League members did volunteer work on Wednesday at a family welfare organisation in Khutsong on the West Rand run by an Afrikaner women’s body.

They did so as part of their 67-minute contribution to mark former president Nelson Mandela’s birthday on Wednesday.

SA Vrouefederasie regional manager for Carletonville, Suzette Oosthuizen, said: “There were a lot of people.” 

She said the league visited a centre for the aged in the area and helped with the food gardens, which residents had been struggling to establish.

“For the elderly to work in the garden is a challenge,” said Oosthuizen.

They enjoyed having the young people over. “We should have it more often,” she said.

Her wish was that someone would make a year-long commitment to help out.

League spokeswoman Khusela Sangoni-Khawe said: “As much as we speak about economic freedom, we understand the key components are about looking after people in general, including the elderly.” 

It was irrelevant that the family welfare organisations they visited were run by Afrikaners.

“I don’t think the divisions in our society are such that we [should] forget that we are one people,” she said.

Every year on Mandela’s birthday, people are encouraged to donate 67 minutes of their time to some form of community service in his honour.

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Jul 18, 2012

Mantengwane

Well done Khusela and you the ANCYL. You have done the right thing. I also like your statement about being one. Today you led by example. Kuyancomeka lokhu.
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Jul 18, 2012

Insider

Feeling guilty for being racist
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Jul 18, 2012

Tango

SO WHAT
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Jul 18, 2012

Impela

Mantengwane
Well done Khusela and you the ANCYL. You have done the right thing. I also like your statement about being one. Today you led by example. Kuyancomeka lokhu.
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Tjo! U serious vele?
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Jul 18, 2012

shaharazad

Now lets do that again, closer to home this time
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Jul 19, 2012

radikupa

well done khusela u dd a gud thing
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Jul 19, 2012

Papage

They are not bad at all, good work Boys and Girls, next time we go clean the graves of those who oppresed our forefathers
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Jul 19, 2012

seutullamakunutu

@insider . You are such a disgrace to the society, your comment is not worth a follow up.

Well done ANCYL, hope the AWB, FF youth go and do the same in Khutong and ventersdorp.
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Jul 19, 2012

ThirdEye

Well done, poverty & suffering know no race.
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Jul 19, 2012

TDK

I just wonder what the AWB and the Boeremag did yesterday or if they sent Madiba message.
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