Members of the media are invited to the Gauteng Provincial Human Rights Day commemoration on Friday, 21 March 2025, in Sharpeville.
The three-phased event will start with the wreath-laying ceremony at the local Phelindaba Cemetery, where the 69 victims of the 1960 Massacre are buried. This will be followed by another wreath-laying at the Sharpeville Memorial before a formal programme to be addressed by the Premier at the George Thabe Stadium Cricket Pitch, also in Sharpeville.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Event: Gauteng Provincial Human Rights Day
Date: 21 March 2025
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Phase 1: Wreath Laying – Phelindaba Cemetery
Time: 08:30 -
Phase 2: Wreath Laying – Sharpeville Memorial
Time: 10:00 for 10:30 -
Phase 3: Formal Programme – George Thabe Stadium Cricket Grounds, Sharpeville
Time: 11:00
RSVPs for the event may be sent to: Mpolokeng.Moloi@gauteng.gov.za | Cell: 083 554 1974
For enquiries:
Tumelo Taunyane
Cell: 083 414 7049
Email: tumelo.taunyane@gauteng.gov.za
Xolani Mkhwemte – MEC’s Spokesperson
Cell: 084 513 9285
Email: xolani.mkhwende@gauteng.gov.za
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