Armed Forces Day: President Ramaphosa commemorates sinking of SS Mendi in Cape Town
Armed Forces Day: President Ramaphosa commemorates sinking of SS Mendi in Cape Town By Sisonke Mlamla Share Cape Town - The sinking of the troopship SS Mendi, one of the worst marine disasters in the history of South Africa, was commemorated for Armed Forces Day at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town this afternoon. The annual commemoration paid homage to the 616 South African soldiers and 30 British crew members who died aboard the military steamship on February 21, 1917, when the vessel sank in the English Channel, during the First World War. Among those at the service was President Cyril ...
Source: iol.co.za
