May 13, 2015

Nelson Mandela's capture site to get facelift

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Wednesday 13 May 2015 - 11:35 Makkah mean time-24-7-1436

Nelson Mandela (Google Images)

Johannesburg (IINA) – The capture site of South African former President Nelson Mandela will undergo a multi-million dollar upgrade, Xinhua news agency reported.
Mandela was arrested by apartheid police at the site located in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal province on 5 August 1962.
Nomusa Dube-Ncube, member of executive council of KwaZulu-Natal's Cooperative Governance, said around $8.5 million had been allocated to build various facilities including historical and conference centers.
"We are going to have a permanent museum that will have the entire historical context of South Africa's struggle, but also our former President Nelson Mandela as a statesman, a prisoner and an international icon," said Dube-Ncube.
The first phase of the upgrade is expected to be completed at the end of August.
AB/IINA

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