Post Office launches commemorative Mama Sisulu stamp
As part of the Mama Albertina Sisulu centenary, Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams together with the South African Post Office South Africa (Sapo) on Tuesday officially launched a commemorative stamp to honour the struggle stalwart's efforts during the apartheid era.
Ndabeni-Abrahams said initially the launch of the commemorative stamp was planned for last year during what would have been Mama Sisulu's 100th birthday on 21 October, but they had to wait for approval which they only got in November.
The minister described Mama Sisulu as a "selfless heroine" who understood the challenges South African women were going through during the anti-apartheid struggle and she took it upon herself to empower others.
"Let America, let Europe, let the whole world know of our great heroine and them have access to our stamp so that our story can be told as women," said the minister.
Sapo official Elvis Rabohale said the new stamp is priced at R4.50 and will be printed on more than 100 000 sheets. He said most of the stamps have already been sold.
"We consider stamps as an ambassador of our business. The set of the stamps that honour Ma' Sisulu can be used as postage on standard letters," said Rabohale.
Mama Sisulu's grandson, Duma Sisulu, accepted a set of framed stamps on behalf of his family who he said were honoured as this marks the he greatness their grandmother achieved.
"I think it was a Monday morning, we started getting some of our posts and we started seeing our grandmother on the post and it meant a lot ... It was my fist time to be happy to receive a bill because it was my grandmother on it," Duma said.
Article Enquiry
Email Article
Save Article
Feedback
To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here
Research Reports
Projects
Latest Multimedia
Showroom
ATI systems comprises five divisions: electrical assemblies, drives and controls, feedback sensors, enclosures, and strip guiding.
VISIT SHOWROOM
Your global lifecycle technology & service partner for materials & minerals processing equipment for coal, iron ore, copper, manganese & other...
VISIT SHOWROOM
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation
