Cape Town, February 2021 (ANA) – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
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1/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
2/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
3/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
4/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
5/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
6/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
7/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
8/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then layed a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
9/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
10/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
11/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
12/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then layed a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
13/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
14/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then layed a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
15/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
16/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
17/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
18/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
19/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
20/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
21/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
22/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
23/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Nqakula also the attended the Armed Forces Day at the Cape of Good Hope where president Ramaphosa laid wreath in remembrance of the fallen SS Mendi black soldiers .Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
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25/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – SANDF Chief Solly Shoke arrives with Mcotoyi at the Good Hope Castle where the Armed Forces Day event was held.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
26/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – SANDF Chief Solly Shoke arrives with Mcotoyi at the Good Hope Castle where the Armed Forces Day event was held.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
27/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – SANDF Chief Solly Shoke arrives at the Good Hope Castle where the Armed Forces Day event was held.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
28/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Nqakula also the attended the Armed Forces Day at the Cape of Good Hope where president Ramaphosa laid wreath in remembrance of the fallen SS Mendi black soldiers .Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
29/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The SS Mendi Bell was rung during the commemoration of the soldiers who died in the steamship in 1917.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)
30/30: South Africa – Cape Town – 21 February 2021 – The Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.The ceremony commenced with a devotion. The President then laid a wreath at the Mendi Memorial and observed a flypast by the South African Air Force before delivering the keynote address.Armed Forces Day is held annually on 21 February to commemorate the sinking of the SS Mendi steamship on 21 February 1917.The Sinking of the SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africas worst tragedies of the First World War (1914-1918). A total of 616 black South African troops died when the SS Mendi steamship sank on its way to France.Armed Forces Day seeks to expand public understanding of the role of the SANDF in the life of the nation. Photograph : Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA) .Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)