Mo Afrika projects and Investments and Rustenburg Local Municipality to hold "A gentlemen summit at the Rustenburg Civic Centre.

Press Statement, 09 March 2020

MO AFRIKA PROJECTS AND INVESTMENTS AND RUSTENBURG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY TO HOLD "A GENTLEMEN SUMMIT AT THE RUSTENBURG CIVIC CENTRE.

The Mo Afrika Projects and Investments in partnership with the Rustenburg Local Municipality will be hosting "A GENTLEMEN SUMMIT (The Dialogue) on the 12 of March 2020 at the Rustenburg Civic Centre in the North West Province.

BACKGROUND

A gentleman is a character, a leader that drives towards change in society. A chivalrous, courteous, or honourable man, a gentleman leads by character and always on the lookout for change. With recent problems in communities affected by challenges that are related to gender-based violence, victimisation, and movements such as #MenAreTrash, a gentleman’s role is key in ensuring that mindsets are shifted. Not all gentlemen are perpetrators and this particular gentleman is different and in a mission to discuss, engage and converse. A room filled with gentlemen can be found to be inspiring, with topics that take place to change and create a holistic change in mindsets of our communities.

Mbuyiselo Botha from Sonke Gender Justice will deliver a keynote address. Rustenburg Mayor Mpho Khunou will also address the event.

Mbuyiselo Botha was active in the anti-apartheid struggle as a leader in South African Civics Movement, especially in his home community of Sharpeville. Prior to joining Sonke Gender Sonke, he worked as the Dissemination Officer for the International Red Cross based in South Africa in the 1980s and was a founder member and Secretary-General of the South African Men’s Forum where he coordinated advocacy, training and community-based structure building to promote gender equality.

The details of the event are as follows:

Venue: Rustenburg Civic Centre

Date: 12 March 2020

Time: 10 am until late

"On this day, the programme will allow every man in the room to engage in the topic and keep the conversation running. With guests invited on the day, a pre-selected panel with engage with the floor seated guests on burning issues. Rustenburg has been hit by so much violence and killings of women and the programme shall be willing to honour the fallen victims in what will be an annual programme for the communities," said Mothabi Thabi Maine, Director of Mo Afrika Projects and Investments

For more information, please contact:

Mothabi Thabi Maine, Director Mo Afrika Projects and Investments, 066 499 9497

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