The annual Mandela Remembrance Walk and Run open again
As an increasingly vaccinated world starts fighting its way back to a semblance of normality, it’s almost time again for the eagerly anticipated annual Mandela Remembrance Walk and Run (MRWR) on December 5.
The event, which honours and remembers iconic global statesperson Nelson Mandela, will again take place in a hybrid fashion, with the physical form at Tshwane’s Union Buildings for a restricted number of 1 000 people, and the virtual form being open to participants globally who wish to take part in this special event.
Covid-19 restrictions forced the bulk of the event to take place virtually last year, which did give participants from over 22 countries the chance to be part of the MRWR.
Entrants to the virtual events of a virtual 5km walk or 10km and 21km run in 2020 came from as far afield as India, Kenya, Nigeria, Portugal, United States, Netherlands, Finland, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Guatemala and Sudan.
Sello Hatang, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF), said, “Madiba was a global citizen, and it’s a bittersweet irony that the pandemic has allowed participants from across the world to take part in this very special event honouring his life.
“This period has called on everyone to continue to be resilient and brave and we hope that as many people as possible will choose, safely, to end their year with us at this year’s walk and run.
“It is always an event we eagerly look out for on the calendar and we encourage people to register.
“NMF hosts the annual event in partnership with the Gauteng provincial government, with all proceeds going to support the work of the foundation.”
Participants for the walk and run can enter online.
Entry fees are R60 per runner for 10km, R60 per runner for the virtual race 5km, 10km or 21km.
