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The menu, featuring variety of dishes, is likely to include his favourite meal of samp and tripe.

His granddaughter Ndileka Mandela told Sowetan yesterday that during the lunch the family will present him with a cake.

Like a number of people around the world, including in South Africa, Mandela's family members will do their part and for 67 minutes improve the lives of the needy.

Some will be doing their bit in and around Qunu, Mandela's home village in the Eastern Cape.

"The big lunch will be at 4pm where we will present him with a cake. Our 67 minutes is a way of giving back to him, and that is our birthday gift to him," said Ndileka.

"We will probably have food like samp and tripe, his favourite food."

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and her children, Zenani and Zindzi, will do their 67 minutes at the late ANC leader Oliver Tambo's home in Lusikisiki.

Madiba is turning 94.

Ndileka said the world's beloved statesman was in high spirits.

The family will wish him happy birthday in the morning before they leave to do community work.

His wife Graça Machel and some of his grandchildren, including Ndileka, kick-started the celebrations yesterday at No-Moscow Primary School in Qunu where former United States of America president Bill Clinton donated a mobile library and books.

Ndileka said the project to help the school was the idea of Mbuso, who is the son of Mandela's late son Makgatho.

"Mbuso came up with the project to help the school."

She said Clinton, together with his daughter Chelsea, accompanied the family to the school.

They then left to plant some trees where Machel had started a garden.

Ndileka said her granddad, who loves having all his family members around him, was yesterday beaming from ear to ear when he saw Clinton on his return from planting the trees.

Clinton's visit was the biggest surprise for Madiba.

"You should have seen his smile when he saw him, he just said '... Hi Bill, are you here?' He did not know he was coming.

"Bill Clinton came over to join the family for lunch. Granddad did not know he was in the country.

"He is visiting my granddad, every year he finds time to see granddad ... either before his birthday or after.

"But this time his visit has coincided with his birthday," Ndileka said.

She said they will also be going to a clinic in Qunu today with other family members where they will clean the clinic and donate a medical fridge, fax machine and other equipment.

ANC leaders will also celebrate Mandela's birthday. The party's secretary-general Gwede Mantashe will be teaching history for 67 minutes in Vosloorus on the East Rand.

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Jul 18, 2012

DjEp

Lets stop corruption for 67 minutes today and we will see our economy gain a percent or two!!
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Jul 18, 2012

Mellow

@DjEp wont it be nice I mean wont it bring peace in our lives oohhh how I wish

Well hope they all have fun and yummy samp and tribe hhmmm sad I wasnt invited but then again 'zuma will most probably be there and God knows what I will do if I come face to face with that man... Wonder what zuma will be doing with his 67min


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Jul 18, 2012

DjEp

@Mellow
Wonder what zuma will be doing with his 67min
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U dont want to be where Zuma is today because he will be proposing to another Mrs Zuma to be or maybe he be using his 67min to pay lobola.
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Jul 18, 2012

Kaylae

LMAO u guys are cracking me up early so.This weather allows the samp and tripe yummy
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Jul 18, 2012

Kgakgaripane

lets stop bomenemene le bo tsotsi for 67 minutes please and do somethin relavent,nice to the community
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Jul 18, 2012

tpaz

Samp & Tripe needs to be properly cooked otherwise ...
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Jul 18, 2012

Flemza

I like this Mandela grand child Ndileka Mandela , She is truelly a Mandela , She truelly deserves to be the next ANCYL President , I never seen such a leader before , Ndileka doesn`t act like a Mandela at all , for you Ndileka by leading by example I volunteered to go and help cleaning government hospital in my area from 10 in the morning untill 14h30 , when I will go and have my pap and tripe as well and I like tripe , especially mutton Tripe
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Jul 18, 2012

lindsay

these people are making me hungry so early in the morning samp and tripe oh yummylicious
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Jul 18, 2012

PAPARAZ

I WOULD ALSO BE HAVING A BIG LUNCH TODAY AT 12H00 AND MY MENU IS ORANGE AND PAP AND THIS IS NOT FOR FUNNY, BUT I'M FORCED.

HAPPY BIRTH DAY MADIBA A CREDIT HAS TO BE GIVEN WHERE IS DUE.
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Jul 18, 2012

swona

engie will throw away those books donated by Clinton next yr!
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