Home Affairs has issued a braille marriage certificate – the first of its kind in the country – to a visually impaired couple from Kuilsriver, during a mass wedding on Robben Island on Valentines Day.
Partially impaired, blind couple, Mr Frankford Williams and Cindy Mullins ties the knot during the #Robbenisland #Valentinesday weddings @robben_island #dha pic.twitter.com/kvynTqkPI9
— HomeAffairsSA (@HomeAffairsSA) February 14, 2020
Nineteen couples tied the knot as part of the annual Valentine’s Day tradition at the world heritage site. Among them was a visually impaired couple Frankford and Cindy Williams.
Getting married on @robben_island #ValentinesDay2020 pic.twitter.com/RD47Hf3y96
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Home Affairs Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi says the couple serves as an inspiration.
“We have got lots of things we are celebrating today. It’s the 20th anniversary of this type of Valentine marriages taking place on Robben Island, this iconic place where tata Nelson Mandela spent a bigger part of his life – 27 years in jail and 18 years of which he spent on this island.”
Min Motsoaledi hands over the first ever marriage certificate written in braille issued by Home Affairs to Cindy Mullins and Frankford Williams. The couple got married at Robben Island during the Valentines Day Weddings 2020.#Valentinesday2020 pic.twitter.com/XnZBI91vFd
— HomeAffairsSA (@HomeAffairsSA) February 14, 2020
