The Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation together with the City of Ekurhuleni, will on Wednesday, 29 September 2021 commemorate the life of the liberation Stalwart and apartheid activist Sam Ntuli.
The programme which forms part of the provincial government’s Heritage Month activities will take place in four phases to honour unsung heroes and heroines, for their contribution towards the attainment of our democracy.
Sam Ntuli died in 1991 and a was a civic leader and a unionist, who contributed immensely to the struggle against apartheid. His grave was declared a heritage site on the 27th of June 2014.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Phase 1: Wreath laying ceremony
Time: 07h00
Venue: Schoeman Cemetery, Thokoza (Sam Ntuli’s grave)
Phase 2: Wreath laying ceremony
Time: 07h00
Venue: Assassination Site of Sam Ntuli, Boulder at Khumalo Street, Thokoza
Phase 3: Formal Program
Time: 10h00
Venue: Thokoza Monument, Khumalo Street Thokoza
Phase 4: Memorial Lecture/ Gala Dinner
Time: 18h00
Venue: Sam Ntuli Stadium Khumalo Street, Thokoza
For more information, please contact
Nomazwe Ntlokwana: Departmental Spokesperson
Cell: 083 507 8068
Email: nomazwe.ntlokwana@gauteng.gov.za
Nkosana Mtolo, Spokesperson to the MEC
Cell: 076 764 8442
Email: Nkosana.Mtolo@gauteng.gov.za
