Osizweni Stadium under the theme: Stop AIDS. 'Keep The Promise! It Starts With
Me!'
29 November 2007
The Premier S Ndebele of KwaZulu-Natal will lead government and civil
society in commemorating the 2007 World AIDS Day on 1 December at Osizweni
Stadium.
The World AIDS Day connects and strengthens all HIV and AIDS campaigns from
the beginning of the year to the end, throughout the province, in cities and
villages, in communities and in homes. Through a collaborative approach, the
campaign brings together diverse voices with the goal of holding leaders and
governments to account for their promises on AIDS. One of the most visible
aspects of the campaign against HIV and AIDS is the World AIDS Day, a day of
shared action and awareness held annually on 1 December.
On the week of the World AIDS Day Youth Ambassadors will be deployed in the
Amajuba District to visit homes and educate individuals and families about
disease prevention especially on HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STI),
tuberculosis (TB) and AIDS. The MEC for Health, Ms Neliswa Nkonyeni, will then
(on the World AIDS Day event) launch the programme of Youth Ambassadors where
communities that had been visited would testify to the impact of this
programme.
The message of the event will be building on from last year's theme of
accountability, the 2007 and 2008 World AIDS Day theme is individual leadership
and responsibility. This year's theme, globally, is 'Leadership'. The theme
encourages that each one of us takes a lead in the fight against the spread of
HIV. A leader lies in each and every one of us. The leadership must come from
individuals, families, communities, private and business sectors and not
limited to government.
We would like to invite the media to these events and report on them. The
World AIDS Day will be held as follows:
Date: 1 December 2007
Time: 09h00
Venue: Osizweni Stadium, Newcastle
Transport to the venue will be available for journalists. Confirmation of
attendance to made with Sibonelo Msomi at 0839807481 or Sibongile Dlangalala at
083 961 8488. Accreditation of media representatives will be done at Osizweni
Stadium at a specifically marked marquee.
For more information contact:
Chris Maxon
Cell: 083 447 2869
Jeff Hassan
Cell: 082 884 1872
Issued by: Office of the Premier, KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government
29 November 2007
