Mandela gets Freedom of the City today.(News)

From: Pretoria News (South Africa) | Date: May 13, 2008 | Copyright information

BYLINE: STAFF REPORTER

The Tshwane Metro Council was to bestow the Freedom of the City on Nelson Mandela today.

The official function was to take place at the offices of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund in Johannesburg and relayed to big screens at two venues in Pretoria - the City Hall and Church Square where thousands of people were expected to gather.

Council spokesperson Console Tleane said members of the Tshwane Metro Police, the SAPS and Ts...

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