'Night in Mandela cell' removed from auction
Thursday, July 05, 2018
CEO Sleepout was planning the event to mark the day Mandela, who died in 2013 at the age of 95, would have turned 100 - 18 July.
Bidders are instead being given the opportunity to stay the night in Liliesleaf farm, a property owned by the late president and anti-apartheid leader. Opening bids start at $11,000 (£8,300), and the charity says the farm can host up to 400 people.
While the political shift brings hope for change, it also places immense pressure on the new administration to deliver on its election promises in the face of serious economic challenges.On another level, newly appointed Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe’s grim assessment of the country’s finances adds urgency to the moment. The budget deficit, expected to be P8.7 billion, is now anticipated to be even higher due to underperforming diamond...