Celebrations
8 June 2006
The Gauteng MEC for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Ms Barbara Creecy,
will on Tuesday, 13 June, brief the media on plans for Friday, 16 June,
National Youth Day to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1976
Uprising.
A site visit will be conducted to the venues where the activities on the day
will take place. The day's activities will include a march from Morris Isaacson
High School, a wreath laying at the Hector Peterson Memorial and a mass rally
at Soccer City (FNB) to be addressed by President Thabo Mbeki.
The briefing will also provide information on final arrangements for the day
including the programme and discuss issues such as transport, pooling
arrangements, media centre facilities and accreditation.
The MEC will conduct the briefing together with representatives from the
National Youth Commission (NYC), the City of Johannesburg, national government
and the 16 June Foundation.
Details of the briefing are as follows:
Time: 10h00
Date: Tuesday, 13 June
Venue: Media Centre, Soccer City (FNB)
For more information please contact:
Annette Griessel
Office of the Premier
Tel: (011) 355 6859
Cell: 082 563 3614
Nomazwe Ntlokwana
Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation
Cell: 083 507 8068
Issued by: Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Gauteng
Provincial Government
8 June 2006
