2 October 2013, 18h00, Jameson Hall, Upper Campus
Dr Nkosazana
Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AU), will deliver
the 14th Annual Steve Biko Memorial Lecture at the University of Cape Town on
Wednesday, 2 October 2013. The event will take place at 18h00 in the Jameson
Hall, Upper Campus (doors open at 17h00).
The
lecture, which marks the 36th anniversary of Biko’s death, was established in
2000 as the Steve Biko Foundation’s flagship programme. It presents a platform
to explore the contemporary relevance of the life and legacy of Bantu Stephen
Biko, central to which is the struggle icon’s role in advancing social justice.
With her
speech, titled “Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance”, Dr Dlamini-Zuma
joins a growing list of luminaries who have reflected on Biko’s legacy through
the memorial lecture held at UCT.
Dr
Dlamini-Zuma served as the national Vice-President of
the South African Students’ Organisation, which was established by Biko, during
her years as a student at the University of Natal in the early 1970s. She later
went into exile and held key leadership roles in the anti-apartheid struggle
before returning to South Africa in the 1990s. In 2012, Dr Dlamini-Zuma was
elected as the head of the AU Commission, making her the first woman to lead
the institution which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
Through its 14-year history the Steve Biko Memorial Lecture has
been delivered by some of Africa
and the world’s leading scholars, artists, and religious and political leaders.
These include Professor Njabulo Ndebele, Professor Zakes Mda, the late
Professor Chinua Achebe, Professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o, former President Nelson
Mandela, Dr Mamphela Ramphele, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, former
President Thabo Mbeki, Trevor Manuel, Tito Mboweni and Pulitzer Prize-winning
US author Professor Alice Walker. Internationally renowned advocate Sir Sydney
Kentridge delivered the 2011 lecture, while Professor Ben Okri, one of Africa’s
foremost writers in the postmodern and post-colonial traditions, delivered last
year’s lecture.
Media
accreditation and tickets to the lecture:
The
Steve Biko
Memorial Lecture is open and free to members of the public. Due
to the high demand for seats at this event, tickets will be issued on a
first-come, first-served basis. Media are
welcome to attend, but must reserve seats because of limited space. Please
contact Loga Makwela at 021 650 5427 or loga.makwela@uct.ac.za before 13h00 on Friday, 27 September
2013.
Members of
the public can pick up tickets from Wednesday, 25
September 2013, until Friday, 27 September 2013, from UCT’s Communication and
Marketing Department at Welgelegen, Chapel Road Extension, Rosebank. This
office will be open from 08h00 to 16h00. Members of the public can direct their
enquiries to Zukiswa Dlelembe at zukiswa.ndlelembe@uct.ac.za or 021 650 3759.
ENDS
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