Minister Mthethwa to host the SADC Ministerial Roundtable on the African Liberation Heritage
Arts and Culture Minister, Mr Nathi Mthethwa, in partnership with the National Heritage Council of South Africa (NHC) invites members of the media to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministerial Roundtable on the African Liberation Heritage from 27 - 29 March 2018 at St. George Hotel and Conference Centre, Irene in Pretoria.
Taking place under the theme: “Roads to Independence: The African Liberation Heritage -Towards An Integrated SADC Road Map to Africa we want” the occasion is expected to bring together Ministers of Arts and Culture, senior government officials and technical experts from the region to deliberate on the best strategy to effectively achieve the implementation of the African Liberation Heritage Programme (ALHP) as a collective.
As agreed in the bilateral meeting between Minister Nathi Mthethwa and the former Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports in the United Republic of Tanzania, Mr Nape Nnauye on 18 November 2016, the SADC Ministerial Roundtable discussion will seek to reinvigorate inclusive integrated planning on the implementation of the ALHP.
Convened by the Tanzania, the main task of the ALHP is to identify, preserve, commemorate and document the common African liberation struggle history and memory to ensure that the current and future generation knows about our collective fight for the continent’s independence and development.
The 3-day event will unfold as follows:
Senior Officials and Technical Experts
Date: Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Time: 09h00
Directors General and Permanent Secretaries Meeting & Gala Dinner
Date: Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Time: 09h00
Ministerial Roundtable
Date: Thursday, 29 March 2018
Time: 09h00
Venue: St. George Hotel and Conference Centre, Irene in Pretoria
Members of the media who wish to cover the event are requested to fill in the attached registration form ( please ensure that your ID details are correct) and RSVP to Madimetja Moleba at 066 301 4675 / madimetjam@dac.gov.za.
You are also kindly requested to verify your identification details when completing the template.
For enquiries, Please contact:
Zimasa Velaphi
Cell: 072 172 8925
E-mail: ZimasaV@dac.gov.za
Teresa Magidela
Cell: 066 301 5401
E-mail:TeresaM@dac.gov.za
Danny Goulkan
Cell: 072 952 2260
E-mail: Danny@nhc.org.za
