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What: 📅 WalkWithMaxeke

WalkWithMaxeke

When:

Where: 🕳 Freedom Park Heritage Site and Museum

How much:

🎟️ R100.00Webtickets

19 October 2024, Saturday
Fun Walk
Freedom Park Heritage Site and Museum

Join us for the annual WalkWithMaxeke fun walk, a fundraising initiative by The Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke Institute (CMMI) in partnership with Freedom Park. This event honors the legacy of Charlotte Maxeke while highlighting Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Mental Health Month.

We invite participants from Tshwane, Johannesburg, and all Gauteng to walk in remembrance of Mama Charlotte Makgomo Mannya-Maxeke, who passed on 16 October 1939 at 68. This year marks 85 years since her passing. A trailblazer, she was the first Black South African woman to graduate from university and founded the Bantu Women’s