Mandela Day container library opens in Soshanguve

On 18 July 2013, while the world celebrated Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday, students at Refithlilepele Primary School in Soshanguve, Pretoria became the proud new recipients of a Mandela Day container library.

The 29th library of its kind to open in South Africa since the launch of the container libraries project in 2011, the facility will go a long way towards inspiring a love of reading among learners (and educators).

Refithlilepele Primary School is situated in the heart of the peri-urban settlement north of Pretoria. School principal Sam Mongwe and his staff manage over 1 500 learners from Grades R to 7.

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