South african representation abroad action plans

Performance by Gloria Bosman: 02 to 07 May 2004

(Regional performances in Santiago; Buenos Aires, Lima, Caracas and Brasilia): Assistance by the Department of Arts and Culture

Department of Arts and Culture assisting with Marimba Group

(also to perform in Bulgaria and Turkey)

SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY

BERLIN

South Africa Promotion: 3 – 20 March 2004

Launch: 27 February 2004

Freedom Day: 27 April 2004

Department of Arts and Culture

Topics: black economic empowerment, the new labour regulations, capital gains tax, crime and the Minerals and Energy legislation.

(The date for this event as well as the theme, are being discussed with the South African University vice-chancellor’s Association)

This conference will aim at evaluating progress made since the 2002 South Africa/German Conference on Higher Education held in Berlin in 2002 as well as challenges faced by higher education institutions in South Africa.

Seminar in Celebration of Achievements of South African Women: June 2004

Apr 2004

Jun 2004

Oct 2004

South Africa Promotion: 3 – 20 March 2004

Discussing possibility with South African Tourism to participate in the “CMT” tourism Fair.

Exhibition (Wire Art Project): The mission is co-operating with local South African and German artists as well as the Volkekunde Museum to launch a unique wire art project. The wiring system of the Consul General’s Residence is being refurbished and the tons of redundant old copper wire are being donated to the project "consortium". The Consulate General is planning to develop a "walk-through" wire art exhibition where South African artists and crafts people will cooperate with their German counterparts to create panels of wire art. The idea is to launch the project during the 2004 national day function in Munich after which the project will be taken to other German cities. This project will rely on sponsorships.

Mar 2004

A high-level awareness Campaign '10 Years New South Africa' will be held from January to April.

Bern

Davos

This is an annual event that draws an international community of horse show jumpers

South African performing artists during cultural part of the show
Prix de Lausanne Dance Festival

For young classical ballet dancers

Exposure to young talented South Africans
African Footprints

Possible tour of Switzerland

Geneva

To celebrate human rights

Lausanne

Bern

South African will be the theme and the exhibition will include most of what will be shown in March at Palais des Nations.

Department of Arts and Culture

Annual Swiss festival of documentary films by young producers. Opportunity to expose South African young and upcoming filmmakers

To raise money for South African NGOs working in social development projects

To celebrate the new South Africa with members of the African Diaspora in Switzerland

To be organised in partnership with other African Embassies and to focus on the history of the OAU, its role in the demise of Apartheid and the development of the AU and NEPAD and the potential for uniting and advancing the continent.
Youth Month: June 2004

To be dedicated to young people in South Africa and Switzerland. This will be the most lively month and will include some of the following activities in French, German and Italian Cantons:

DJ’s from South African and Switzerland (with Pro Helvetia and SDC)

Media / Photo Exhibition / Radio Presentation

Festi Neuch (28 June) – 3rd day of Festival dedicated to South African music

Fashion shows by young designers from South Africa

South Africa Music Day in Zurich

Radio Zurich to promote gospel music from South Africa

Afro Pentacost Festival of African Music
Swiss Festival Month: July 2004

Performance by South African artists. The most famous of these is the Montreaux Jazz Festival. Others include festivals in Nyon, Gurten, Lugano, Gstaad and Lucerne.

This event will also offer us an opportunity to expose the talent in South Africa in this performing arts discipline

Dedicated to female artists to celebrate the progress made in promoting gender equality in politics, the arts, business, education and other fields such as IT etc.

A number of events depicting the richness of South Africa’s cultural heritage

Programme not finalised, some themes will include the following:

Story Telling

South Africa’s diverse languages

Traditional Dance and Music groups

Exhibitions of South Africa’s ethnological collections

Exhibitions of furniture, pottery, sculptures and others

Literature and Poetry readings

Contemporary Dance organised by Pro Helvetia

Schlachthaus and Dampfzentrale, Bern

Showcasing the best of South African dance

Art Exhibition

Basel and Bern

Arranged by South African and Swiss curators who are part of a group of curators working on a project to develop curator skills in South Africa.
Soccer Month: November 2004

Match between the 2 national teams (South Africa and Switzerland) to the 2010 bid campaign, noting that FIFA is based in Switzerland and capitalising on the support that Europe has for South Africa

An Award Giving Dinner ceremony promoting continued collaboration and embracing new beginnings for all those who have relentlessly supported South Africa and the embassy in Switzerland. To include Anti Apartheid activists

A Swiss trained circus group from Mpumalanga

Jan 2004

Jan / Feb2004

Mar 2004

Apr 2004