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