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MEDIA RELEASE


04 August 2002


               World Summit Roadshow hits SOWETO by storm!!


Soweto here we come! The Road to Johannesburg campaign, which was started
to mobilize South Africans to participate in the World Summit on
Sustainable Development, comes to Soweto on Friday, 09 August 2002.
To spice up the event, a line-up of Kwaito greats including Mdu, Arthur,
Tokollo, Kabelo and Alaska will wow the crowds with some tracks from their
latest albums.


Music lovers are expected to be captivated for much longer at the
Orlando Stadium from 12h00 - till late where they will celebrate the
country s hosting of the World Summit On Sustainable Development.
The free concert is part of the package of activities aimed at creating
awareness among South Africans to then influence the agenda of the World
Summit on Sustainable Development. The Summit will be held in
Johannesburg from August 26 to September 4, 2002.
The Department of Environment and Tourism Affairs (DEAT) has taken the
roadshow to Eastern Cape, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mpumalanga etc.
But as the Summit approaches, the momentum comes nearer to the host city.


ISSUED BY:


Sisane-Mkhari Communications


Elijah Mhlanga


083 330 1496


Tel: 011 803 7456


Fax: 011 803 7634


Email


elijah@sisanemkhari.co.za


ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM


                        FOR MEDIA ENQUIRIES CONTACT


          Mr. Blessing Manale: Manager WSSD Communications, DEAT


                     (012) 310 3457 Cell 082 655 4755


                                   Email


bmanale@ozone.pwv.gov.za


                            manale@iafrica.com





Nthatisi Modingoane
Media Liaison Officer
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG
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Cell: 082 467 9228
E-mail: nthatisem@joburg.org.za

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