Premier and Minister to Open Refurbished "Madiba Freedom Walk" Road

Helen Zille, Premier of the Western Cape and Robin Carlisle, Minister of Transport and Public Works will open the refurbished "Madiba Freedom Walk" Road (Schuurmansfontein Road) at the Drakenstein Correctional Centre (formerly Victor Verster Prison) on 20 August 2013.

The road is the historic site where former President Nelson Mandela took his first steps to freedom from the then-Victor Verster Prison where he was incarcerated from December 1988, after being held initially on Robben Island and then transferred to Pollsmoor Prison.

The provincial road was rebuilt by the Department of Transport and Public Works in partnership with Cape Winelands District Municipality at a cost of R6 million, as an investment to preserve this significant piece of South African history and honour the legacy of Nelson Mandela as a statesman and global icon.