Completion date January 1999 Designer José Forjaz | ||
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Similar Museum Barberton, Kambaku Komatipoort Golf Club, Freedom Park, Sudwala Caves, Bourke's Luck Potholes | ||
Samora machel monument in mbuzini helping to uplift the lives of residents
The Samora Machel Monument in Mbuzini, near Komatipoort in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, marks the spot where the plane carrying the then-President of Mozambique crashed in 1986. It was declared a National Heritage Site in 2006.
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- Samora machel monument in mbuzini helping to uplift the lives of residents
- Raymond magagula on samora machel monument in mbuzini
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The monument was inaugurated by Joaquim Chissano and Nelson Mandela on 19 January 1999. It was constructed at a cost of $240,000 and incorporates some of the wreckage of the plane. Its central feature is 35 tubes of steel that create a wailing sound in the wind.
A planned R11.2 million upgrade was to add access roads, an amphitheater, a helipad and buildings. In 2006 a nearby library with a collection of books in English and Portuguese was opened. A statue of Machel, donated by Norwegian anti-apartheid artists, was also erected at the site.
Raymond magagula on samora machel monument in mbuzini
