South African Tourism honours Madiba for a just, fair, honest and exemplary life

South African Tourism joins the world in wishing former president Nelson Mandela a happy 90th birthday.

“South African Tourism thanks you for helping to put South Africa on the map as a beacon of hope, dignity and reconciliation for the world. We thank you, too, for inspiring people the world over to come and visit our country, to share our excitement in the political, natural and, above, all, profoundly human miracle that is South Africa,” says Moeketsi Mosola, CEO of South African Tourism.

“We celebrate your birthday with you. We admire you for your dignity, humanity and your resolve to always be just, fair, honest and determined to live the exemplary life that a nation, and the world, aspires to. Happy birthday.”

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NOTE TO EDITORS

South African Tourism offers people an opportunity to wish Nelson Mandela happy birthday personally. The facility is available on the South African Tourism website: www.southafrica.net.

Issued by FD Beachhead on behalf of South African Tourism

For further information contact:

Monde Mateza at SA Tourism  monde@southafrica.net   www.southafrica.net 

Tel: +27 11 895 3043
Allison MacDonald allison.macdonald@fd.com

Tel: +27 11 214 2409