Nelson Mandela Bridge will be dark for New Year’s Eve
A number of ceremonies are taking place on New Year’s Eve to remember those who have lost their lives to COVID-19.
In Johannesburg, the Nelson Mandela Bridge will not be lighting up on Thursday.
The City of Joburg is instead held a moment of remembrance for the people lost to the virus.
The remembrance ceremony was attended by Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo, MMCs and an inter-faith prayer group
A New Year’s Eve candle lighting ceremony will be held to commemorate and remember the lives lost through #COVID19 this year.
Details below: pic.twitter.com/H7ErK39Th7— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) December 31, 2020
Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo, MMCs and an inter-faith prayer group has arrived for a candle ceremony on the Nelson Mandela Bridge to remember those who lost their lives to #Covid19InSA. @encq pic.twitter.com/4PNgaNV1OT
— Michael 🍏 (@TheMikeAppel) December 31, 2020
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Source: eNCA
