Africa Day Celebrations
TRADITIONAL: Staff in traditional dress at an Africa Day event.
Friday, 25 May 2012
Leadership on the continent will come under the spotlight at CPUT’s annual Africa Day celebrations that will take place at the Bellville Campus today.
Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the 1963 founding of the Organization of African Unity now known as the African Union (AU). This day celebrates Africa’s liberation but also urges Africans to reflect on the development and challenges facing the continent.
Today the CPUT community will focus on African Leadership in the 21st century and will explore the current realities, challenges and prospects of leadership on the continent.
The keynote address will be delivered by Reverend Dr Frank Chikane, former Director General of the Presidency. Dr Chikane is well acquainted with leadership issues on the African continent and earlier this year he released Eight Days in September, his account of the events leading up to and following Thabo Mbeki’s removal from office.
The president of the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa, he is also involved in business, offering an advisory service to companies that do business on the African continent.
Africa Day celebrations will take place at the Bellville Campus Auditorium at 12am.
The CPUT community and public can watch the event live online at www.cput.ac.za/live
By Candes Keating
Written by CPUT News
Email: news@cput.ac.za
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