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CLOSING OFF AN EVENTFUL YEAR THAT SAW SOUTH AFRICANS CONQUER AND THRIVE THROUGH ADVERSITY 

Freedom Park, a national heritage site, in Pretoria, will on the 11 December 2021, host the 2nd annual music festival with an aim to highlight issues amongst others, of racism, unity, xenophobia, violence against women and children etc. The music festival comes at a time when our resilience as a nation has been put to test thus creating a great opportunity to acknowledge and encourage the public to practice Ubuntu in our communities.  

 

Freedom Park is a place to engage matters relating to our multicultural country, multiracial and multi-ethnic society. This is done through intergenerational dialogues, public lectures, opinion pieces etc.; with an aim to achieve objectives pivotal to Freedom Park, such as nation building, reconciliation, and social cohesion. The annual ubuntu music festival responds to attributes  related to social cohesion .  

 

This year’s line-up of performances include multi-genre acts  f celebrated, seasoned and trailblazing artists such as The Muffinz  PJ Powers, Vicky Sampson, Msaki,  Lufuno Dagada and many more including DJ’s and many more. 

" Music has always played a huge role in moving our country forward. We hope that this Festival will encourage us in our journey of social cohesion and most importantly remind us of our shared humanity." Jane Mufamadi, CEO Freedom Park 

 

 

Details for the event are as follows: 

Date: 11 December 2021 

Time: 12h00 

Venue: Freedom Park, Pretoria 

 

Tickets are available at R120 at Comp ticket/Web Ticket, and we will also stream the event on Freedom Park's Facebook page. Streaming Tickets are available at R50.  

 

For more information follow us on social media  

Twitter: @Freedom_Park 

Instagram: @Freedom_parksa 

Facebook: Freedom Park (SA) 

 

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Issued by Freedom Park 

 
For media enquiries please contact: 
Sive Nkukwana  

067 690 6789  

Bheki Langa  
083 301 2533 

 

Naomi Madima 

060 961 3851 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

 As part of the reconciliation month commemorative activities, Freedom Park, a national heritage site in Pretoria, will on Sunday 5 December 2021, host the annual Mandela peace walk. The 5 km walk takes place on the 5th of December each year, in memory of the first democratically elected president of South Africa Mr.Nelson Mandela. Mandela envisioned Freedom Park and he was also its Patron in Chief.

Expected to participate in the walk are, some of the Salvokop community members, STATSSA staff members, members from the South African Gallery of legends (SAGOL) as well as some officials from Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Services. More than 200 walkers are expected to participate.

 

Member of the Media are Invited as follows:

Date: 5 December 2021

Time: 8h00

Venue: Freedom Park, Pretoria

 

Media Enquiries

Naomi Madima

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ 060 961 3647

 


 

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