The citizens visited Liliesleaf Farm and Mandela House which is part of the Soweto Heritage Trust.
“We go to the senior citizens meetings at the school for tea, take walks on the school grounds, dance, and sometimes our children bring food for us to enjoy and have parties for those who’ve had birthday’s,” said Savi Reddy, an elderly member of the group.
Reddy said the costs involved for the outing, even for senior citizens, came as a surprise. “Everywhere you go you have to pay.”
However, that did not deter them from having a good time, “We enjoyed ourselves very much. It was nice. I wouldn’t mind going back there with my daughter,” she said.
The group went sightseeing on the famous Vilakazi Street. “We went to the museum. We saw his [Nelson Mandela’s] house, they have his headstone there as well and we went to the market place,” Reddy said.
“I would definitely advise parents to take their children there as this is part of history.”
She has also extended her hand to the greater Midrand community, young and old, to contact her on 082 0465 307 if they are interested in joining their group on their next educational outing.
