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Youth Day celebrations in Ulundi

The Zululand Municipality held large Youth Day celebrations on Sunday 9  June 2002. This municipality said it wanted to honour the call made by President Thabo Mbeki that this month would be the month of the youth. So it organised this event with entertainment and speeches which mainly centred around the dangers of Aids and drugs.

Present at this event were the Mayoress of Zululand, Miss Zanele Magwaza; Mntomuhle Khawula, Mayor of Ugu District; Zenzele Phakathi of the Youth Commission (KwaZulu-Natal); Nkethu Matima of the Youth
Commission(Gauteng); Minister of Home Affairs and the IFP President, Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi and the youth from Ulundi and surrounding areas like Nongoma, Vryheid and Empangeni. Radio Khwezi was invited to attend the event and report on the activities and speeches.
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The stage

 Nketu Matema, national chair person of youth commision

 Irvin Sihlophe of Radio Khwezi speaking to
Dr M. Buthelezi
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Ulundi sportsground
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Dr M. Buthelezi being welcomed by Zululand Municipality officials

 Guest speaker: Mr Mntomuhle Khawula, Mayor of Ugu Municipality

 Dr M. Buthelezi delivering his speech
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Lighting of a candle to promote peace and to remember those affected by HIV/AIDS.
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Member of the audience entertaining with traditional Zulu Guitar (Umakhweyana)


Photos: Irvin Sihlophe
Tusokwakhe Mhlaba
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