Event Schedule
2 Dec 2018 08:00 AM - 10:00 PM past event
FNB Stadium in Soweto
Gauteng, South Africa.
From a media statement made by Global Citizen on the 18 October 2018, the SABC Group CEO, Mr Madoda Mxakwe, had this to say:
“The SABC is proud to partner with the Global Citizen Festival, which will enable the public broadcaster to bring the symbolic Mandela 100 concert to South African audiences. As we celebrate Nelson Mandela’s centenary, we are pleased that this partnership will provide an opportunity for South Africans to reflect on Nelson Mandela‘s life and times, and promote his legacy. Nelson Mandela, the global icon and pride of our nation was not only an inspiration to people throughout the world, but was also a symbol of hope and freedom. He encouraged people to take personal responsibility to solve the challenges of this world. It is in this spirit that we partnered with the Global Citizen Festival as it promotes the need for all of us, in particular young people to play a role of activism in their communities.”
Since the first Global Citizen Festival in New York in 2012, Global Citizen has grown into one of the largest, most visible platforms for people around the world calling on world leaders to honour their responsibilities in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and ending extreme poverty by 2030.
Global Citizens have generated commitments and policy announcements from leaders valued at over R544 billion (USD37.9 billion) that are set to affect the lives of more than 2.25 billion
people. This year alone Global Citizens have secured 29 commitments totaling over R108.2 billion (USD7.6 billion) that are set to affect the lives of more than 501 million people by 2030.
For more information on how to join the movement, please visit www.globalcitizen.org.za and follow @GlblCtzn on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, using #BeTheGeneration.
