MEDIA ADVISORY
9 December 2020
As South Africa joins the global community in commemorating the International Human Rights Day on 10 December, the Minister of Social Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu and Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu will participate in various activities that draw attention to human rights issues.
As part of these activities, Deputy Minister Bogopane-Zulu, in partnership with the MTN SA Foundation, will launch a multimedia centre for the youth at Bambisandla Sam Centre in, Carletonville, Gauteng. The top of the range multimedia centre comprises of 22 computers fitted with an interactive board that allows the educator to present the class curriculum to the learners.
The opening of the multimedia centre comes in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has given rise to the need for free access to education on digital and remote learning platforms, especially for learners in disadvantaged communities across the country. The centre will go a long to bridge the digital divide and promote the inclusion of youth, orphans and persons with disabilities as well as equip them with the much-needed digital literacy and skills to realise their full potential.
The 10th of December also coincides with the last day of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children. The objective of this an annual global campaign that seeks to highlight the unacceptably high levels of violence, which constitutes a gross violation of the human rights of women and children. As the country wraps up this year’s campaign and accelerate efforts for the implementation of the 365 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), Minister Zulu will participate in a 5-10 km walk/run event at Freedom Park.
The walk/run event will be used to acknowledge and highlight the role that ordinary South Africans both in their individual and collective capacities can play to end scourge GBVF, which President Cyril Ramaphosa referred to as the “shadow pandemic”. The event is also part of the Department’s contribution to the implementation of the National Strategic Plan on GBVF (2019-2024).
Members of the media are invited to attend and cover the events as follows:
Closing of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign
Date: Thursday, 10 December 2020
Time: 06h30-09h00
Venue: Freedom Park, Pretoria
Official Opening of Multimedia Centre
Date: Thursday, 10 December 2020
Time: 10h30-13h00
Venue: Bambisandla Sam Centre, 116 Blyvooruitzicht Farm, Western Deep Level, Carletonville
Media can RSVP by contacting Ms Makhosazana Mavuso on 072 732 9381/ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Sharlene Naiker on 082 673 5849/ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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