media releases - Thabo Mbeki to speak at Unisa

The Former President of the Republic of South Africa and Patron of the Thabo Mbeki Foundation and the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute (TMALI), Dr Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki will be the guest speaker at the launch of the fifth and sixth volumes of the book The Road to Democracy in South Africa at Unisa’s main campus on Freedom Day.

The event will be hosted by the South African Democracy Education Trust (SADET) in conjunction with Unisa, Nedbank and MTN.

The Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, The Honourable Kgalema Motlanthe will attend the book launch; and will receive the two volumes on behalf of the South African Government.  

The Road to Democracy series is a chronological analysis of four decades of South African history: Volume 1 covers the events spanning 1960 to 1970; Volume 2 deals with the years between 1970 and 1980; Volume 3 focuses on international solidarity; and Volume 4 covers the period from 1980 to 1990. Volume 5 focuses on African solidarity; whilst Volume 6 (in two volumes) covers the period between 1990 and 1996.

The media is invited to the book launch. The details are as follows:

Date                 :           Saturday, 27 April 2013

Time                :           17:30 for 18:00

Venue              :           ZK Matthews Great Hall, Theo Van Wyk Building, Unisa Main Campus

Enquiries and interview requests: Achieve Ubisi at 012 429 2537 / ubisiat@unisa.ac.za

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