SEDIBENG DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

Cllr. Mahole Simon Mofokeng Executive Mayor Sedibeng District Municipality

VAAL UPRISING COMMEMORATION The Sedibeng District Municipality, is victims of the Vaal Uprising in the spearheading a recognition campaign dedicated occasions. which is dedicated to the role played by COMMEMORATION PROGRAMME the heroes and heroines of the • The September 3 Memorial Lecture to September 3, 1984 Vaal Uprising. The be held on Thursday, 2 September 2010 p e o p l e o f S e d i b e n g a n d i t s at 16h00 at the College, Memorial Lecture neighbouring areas are invited to the Sebokeng 26th Anniversary of the September 3 Thurs, 2 Sep - 16h00 commemoration to honour the martyrs • A photo exhibition to be conducted on of our struggle towards freedom and Friday, 3 September 2010, starting at Sebokeng College, Sebokeng democracy. 09h00 at Mphatlalatsane Theatre in Zone 14 Sebokeng; This year's historic 26th Anniversary of the September 3, Vaal Uprising will be • The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation in commemorated in two special folds and partnership with the SABC will be hosting Photo Exhibition this will be happening during the period a preview screening of Have You Heard when the entire country will be from Johannesburg, a Clarity Films Fri, 3 Sep - 09h00 observing the National Heritage Month Production. This is a powerful seven-part which commences from the 1 to 31 documentary series that shines light on Mphatlalatsane Theatre September 2010. the global citizens' movement that took on 's regime. It Zone 14, Sebokeng Through this year's Commemoration of starts at 10h00 and ends at 13h00 on the Vaal Uprising, we seek to tell, Friday, 3 September 2010 at the promote & develop the Heritage Story of Mphatlalatsane Theatre in Zone 14 the Sedibeng Region, promote and Sebokeng; develop it. The programme will further Documentary remind the people of Sedibeng about • A rally which will be held in honour of this their struggle experiences of the day on Friday, 3 September 2010, 14h00 September 3 1984, when major protests at the Saul Tsotetsi Sports Complex, Screening broke out in the then Lekoa Vaal Zone 14 Sebokeng. Municipality (the then Black authorities Fri, 3 Sep - 10h00 to 13h00 of the then Vaal which included the This year's Commemoration programme townships of Sebokeng, , will be held under the theme, “Together Mphatlalatsane Theatre , and ). With Our Communities ~ Final Push Towards Reclaiming Our Heritage”. Zone 14, Sebokeng I n a c k n o w l e d g e m e n t o f t h e i r Refreshments will be served at both contributions towards the making and events. reshaping of our history and of this beautiful country and in salute of the great achievements, as part of the 26th Commemoration Rally Anniversary of Vaal Uprising, the Executive Mayor of Sedibeng District Fri, 3 Sep - 14h00 Municipality, Councillor Mahole Simon Mofokeng invites all community Saul Tsotetsi Sports Complex members to join him and other public representatives, Community Based & Zone 14, Sebokeng Political Organisations, families of the "Together With Our Communities - A Final Push Towards Reclaiming Our Heritage". Issued by the Office of the Executive Mayor Sedibeng District Municipality