President Jacob Zuma will spend Mandela Day with the elderly, the social development department said on Friday.
Zuma would attend an outreach programme for elderly people from across the country, in Ivory Park, Gauteng.
The programme would honour South Africa's first democratic president Nelson Mandela by highlighting government services to the elderly, the department said in a statement.
Mandela would celebrate his 91st birthday on 18 July.
In his state of the nation address, Zuma called on South Africans to spend 67 minutes of their time on 18 July serving their communities.
This was to celebrate the 67 years Mandela dedicated to serving humanity and fighting for peace, justice, development and freedom.
Zuma would visit Mandela on his birthday before attending the event in Ivory Park.
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