Pretoria - Former US President Bill Clinton has called on people to support Mandela Day next month.
Mandela Day is a day of public service when members of the public are encouraged to do something good for at least 67 minutes in honour of more than 67 years that Madiba dedicated to public service and the fight for social justice.
Former President Mandela celebrates his birthday on 18 July when he turns 92.
"We need to build civil society - we can't do it all with government and the private sector. If you have one national day of service, what everyone can do together is more than Nelson Mandela could do in his prime," said Clinton, speaking at the Nelson Mandela Foundation's Centre of Memory and Dialogue yesterday.
"The point of making Mandela's birthday a service day is that very few problems can be solved by government and the private sector alone. People have to step into the breach. This is something that every South African can do for him and your common future," he said in a statement issued by the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
CEO of the foundation Achmat Dangor said: "He [Bill Clinton] has been a long standing supporter of the Foundation and Mr Mandela. His work in Africa resonates hugely with the principles and ethos behind Mandela Day. His message is simple, everyone can do something."
