SOUTH AFRICA TO RENOVATE MANDELA MUSEUM WITH MILLIONS

The Department of Public Works in South Africa has confirmed the museum of late South African leader Nelson Mandela in Qunu, Eastern Cape is to be given a multimillion renovation after falling into a state of disrepair over the past few years. With over R15M budgeted for the renovation, the repairs will take effect from the amphitheatre roof at the
youth and heritage centre, where security control and new chalets will also be built. The museum’s marketing and communications manager, Nokuzola Tetani said the museum, which has created an avenue for international visitors over the past year, will be reshaped to welcome even more international visitors. The museum documents the family life of Mandela, who died on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at the age 95 after suffering from a prolonged respiratory infection, with audio extracts from his book, Long Walk to Freedom....

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