Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to address World Aids Day Service, Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal 01 December 2015

Port Shepstone - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, supported by Premier Senzo Mchunu and several MEC will tomorrow,  Tuesday, 01 December 2015, address the World Aids Day service at the Ugu District, Port Shepstone in Kwazulu Natal. The theme of this year’s services is   “Rise, Act, Protect”

In a message released ahead of World AIDS Day, Deputy President Ramaphosa rallied the nation with a call to action thus “As a nation, we must rise to this challenge, determined and committed and confident that we can succeed.

“As a people, and as individuals, we must act to inform, to support and to encourage. No action is too small. No contribution is wasted.

“We must protect ourselves and those who are nearest to us. We must protect the vulnerable. We must combat stigma and create an environment in which all can feel safe and comfortable to test and be treated. The end of HIV as a public health threat is in sight”.

This year 2015, the government hopes to utilize the occasion of World AIDS Day to acknowledge the vital role that communities play in contributing towards the achievement an  AIDS-free generation.

Media are invited as follows:

Date: 01 December 2015

Time: 08h00

Venue: Ugu Sports and Leisure Centre, Ugu District, Port Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal

Media Programme

Part 1

Venue: Ugu Sports and Leisure Centre

08h30: Welcome remarks by Premier Senzo Mchunu

09h00: Local Champions from the Ugu District: Inputs from the community

09h45: Message by HIV Ambassador

09h50: Message from SANAC Civil Society Forum

09h55: Message of support from UNAIDS

10h10: Remarks by Minister Motswaledi

10h20: World Aids Day message by Deputy President Ramaphosa

Part 2 Deputy President Ramaphosa and Ministers lead teams on a community outreach to the Wards

11h30: Visits to War Rooms

12h00: Visits to projects and HIV Awareness Blitz

13h00: Community engagement/Dialogue

Part 3

Venue: Ugu Sports and Leisure Centre

15h45: Feedback from Wards

16h30: Vote of Thanks                                

For more information contact Ronnie Mamoepa on 082 990 4853 and for RSVP Tyrone Seale on 083 575 7440 or Nthabiseng Rantau-Machiya on 082 570 5503 

Issued by: The Presidency

Pretoria