International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will officially launch Ubuntu Radio, an online, 24-hour radio station in Pretoria. Through this station, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation seeks to raise public awareness and stimulate public discourse on South Africa’s foreign policy.
The station will be accessible on the internet, at www.ubunturadio.com, and in its current format, is the first of its kind on the African continent. The station is also the first in South Africa to operate under the auspices of a government institution for non-commercial purposes.
All media are invited as follows:
Date: Thursday, 17 October 2013
Time: 18h30 (Arrival) 19h00-20h00 ( Programme)
Venue: Department of International Relations and Cooperation, O.R Tambo Building, 460 Soutpansberg Road, Rietondale, Pretoria
RSVP:
Juanique Bowman
Email: bowmanj@dirco.gov.za
Enquiries:
Nelson Kgwete
Cell: 076 431 3078
