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SA Army Headquarters
Corporate Services doing their bit for Mandela
Day
Article Major Merle Meyer, SA Army Corporate
Communication
Photographs by Staff Sergeant Chené Kruger, SA
Army Corporate Communication
Painting, raking and washing by colonels,
captains, corporals and even civilians were some
of the unexpected tasks done by members of the
SA Army Headquarters Corporate Services in aid
for Mandela Day on 18 July 2012.
These tasks were done at the Dominican School
for the Deaf in Hammanskraal near Pretoria. This
school has over 400 children who make use of the
hostel facilities.
The members collected funds which were used
to buy some sweet packets for the children and
some clothes were donated for those in need.
The day started with scripture reading and
prayer and singing happy birthday to the former
president Mandela. Here the children taught the
hardened soldiers to sing the song in sign
language and interesting the soldiers who can
normally drill with ease struggle to move their
hands with the right signs, but all had great
fun.
This was also a day a great team building as
the corporate service chief directorate consist
of all the odd sections, such as communication,
military security, HR, ceremonial etc, sections
who normally does not work together and we saw
troops washing side by side with Lieutenant
Colonels.
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Colonel Nonnie Mandindi getting on
the ground to reach that difficult spot |
Major Charnie Mosterd greeting the
learners of the Dominican School for the
Deaf |
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Chaplain Mamabolo opening the event
with scripture reading and prayer |
SA Army Corporate Services members
painting the jungle gym |
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FLTR: Warrant Officer 1 Kim
Steenhuis, Sergeant Glacier Makgalaka,
Warrant Officer 1 Andy Victor and
Warrant Officer 1 Ina Roux handing out
sweet parcels |
Colonel Gladys Soldaat with some of
the learners
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Mr Sam Phasha painting the jungle gym |
Lieutenant Colonel Alice Mashile from
the SA Army Military Security
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SA Army members cleaning the school
ground |
FLTR: Warrant Officer 2 Thabiso
Mabogoane and Sergeant Dumazile Nkosi
hanging up the washing
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FLTR: Warrant Officer 1 Fikelwa
Papiyana, Lieutenant Colonel Ncediswa
Mama and Sergeant Dumazile Nkosi in the
school washing area |
FLTR: Staff Sergeant Grootboom, Major
Charnie Mosterd, Warrant Officer 1 Andy
Victor and Lieutenant Colonel Lucrecia
Silwer
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Mrs Regina Ngoakomonye
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Private Mokholoane
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FLTR: Major Merle Meyer, Sergeant
Lesego Mathikge and Private Molobela |
FLTR: Staff Sergeant Chené Kruger,
Sergeant Lesego Mathikge and Private
Molobela |
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FLTR: Colonel Gwen Khumalo, Warrant
Officer Noel Mzolisi and Lieutenant
Colonel Ruben Molefe
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The learners of Dominican School for
the Deaf
singing "Happy Birthday Madiba" |
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Lieutenant Colonel Ncediswa Mama |
Staff Sergeant Chené Kruger hanging
up some washing
Photograph by Warrant Officer 2 Thabiso
Mobogoane |
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