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Brand South Africa has added its voice to the Mandela Day drive with the launch of Play Your Part, a campaign designed to get all South Africans to do something to contribute to a better future for all.
• Building a thriving nation brand

The International Marketing Council added its voice to the Mandela Day drive for civic participation with the launch of Play Your Part, a campaign designed to get all South Africans doing something, whether big or small, to contribute to a better future for all.

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, speaking during the unveiling of the Mandela Legacy Canvas at Cape Town's City Hall on Tuesday, praised his fellow Nobel Peace laureate and wished him a happy birthday in advance.

The playground was brighter and the smiles of the children wider when the Bikers For Mandela Day finally pulled away from the Harrismith orphanage on Monday, the first of seven community projects that will benefit from this year's expedition.

South African Airways has launched its 2011 Mandela Day campaign with the unveiling of the first of its fleet of specially branded aircraft that will carry the initiative’s logo, and message, around the world.
• Cheesekids ready for Mandela Day

Youth NGO Cheesekids for Humanity is set to be a leading force in encouraging young South Africans to spring into action for their 67 minutes of goodwill work on the upcoming Nelson Mandela International Day.
• ‘Make every day Mandela Day’ in 2011

Former president Nelson Mandela was only the second-tallest man in the building when he met South Africa's final Bafana Bafana squad for the 2010 Fifa World Cup at a gathering at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, on 3 June.