President Cyril Ramaphosa officially opened the Mvezo Clinic near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday, as part of the centenary celebrations of former president Nelson Mandela's birthday.
Ramaphosa and other dignitaries including former presidents Jacob Zuma and Kgalema Motlanthe and Kenya's opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition leader Raila Odinga descended on Mandela's birthplace to celebrate Mandela Day.
HRH Nosekeni Nongaphi Mandela Clinic which is named after Mandela's mother was built and completed in 2015 and handed over to the Eastern Cape health department.
Provincial health member of the executive council Helen Sauls-August said the clinic had been in operation from the beginning of July.
"There were challenges in funding and staffing after it was completed in 2015 because there are already three clinics in this ward," said Sauls-August.
She said the R10 million facility is part of Mandela's legacy for the people of Mvezo.
Motlanthe handed over blankets to the elderly community of Mvezo.
Ramaphosa, Zuma, Motlanthe, and Odinga also planted trees at the gravesite of Mandela and his first son Magato Mandela, who was chief Mandla Mandela's father.
African News Agency (ANA)
