Page 19 - SA Chamber UK Newsletter April 2024

Nelson Mandela Memorial

The year long programme is convened by Action for South Africa (ACTSA – the successor

organisation to the British Anti-Apartheid Movement), with the South African High
Commission to the UK, and solidarity partners.

We hope that support will be forthcoming from the business community and those who
have moved to the UK for work and family reasons, but who wish to work with the High

Commission and ACTSA to make the year a successful milestone. The opportunity to connect
with a new generation of leaders between SA and the UK is extremely important, since they

are already innovating and connecting in business and trade, tourism and culture and so
many other touch points of international interest. There is a group called ‘Friends of SA2024’,

which is open to any institution to join, which provides a means to make the year successful
through marketing and communications. This will also promote longer term impact after the
commemorative year ends, for instance the endowing of exchange programmes in science,

and business opportunities in culture, tourism and green enterprises.

The heart of the year is looking forward, and to that end a special series of video films
called ‘30@30’ will feature 30 young South Africans born in 1994, to learn how their

journeys were possible because of democracy. This series is looking for sponsorship.

Friends of SA2023 will have their institutions or companies listed on the website, invited

to all of the events and have opportunities for sponsorship of events as well as bespoke
events created.

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