South Africa: Mandela Celebrates Birthday With Family in Childhood Village

Millions of South African schoolchildren sang happy birthday to Nelson Mandela as he celebrated his 93rd birthday on Monday while politicians and ordinary citizens did charity work to support his call to do good.

For the third year, at the request of his charitable foundation, 18 July is observed as Mandela Day which calls for volunteers to carry out good for 67 minutes, representing each year of Mandela's life in active politics.

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