Artists Annie Lennox, Johnny Clegg and many others entertained crowds at Nelson Mandela’s commemoration event at the Cape Town stadium.
An emotional Annie Lennox called on South Africans to do more to fight the scourge of violence against women and children.
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/ 12 January 2011
Prominent people have signed a petition in support of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, after he was labelled an anti-Semite for his views on Israel.
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/ 29 September 2009
Rock star Annie Lennox tells of her commitment to fighting HIV/Aids in South Africa and welcomed the appointment of the country’s new health minister.
Veteran rockers Queen, along with Razorlight and Simple Minds, will top the bill at an Aids benefit concert in London next month to mark Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday, organisers announced on Tuesday. Precisely 46 664 tickets will go on sale for the three-hour gig in Hyde Park on June 27, which is in support of the former South African president’s 46664 campaign against HIV/Aids.
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/ 2 December 2007
Slowing new HIV infections is the key to combating the Aids pandemic, Nelson Mandela told the tens of thousands gathered for his 46664 benefit concert to mark World Aids Day on Saturday. The Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg erupted in screams before falling silent as Mandela urged people to stand up and take the fight against Aids into their own hands.
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/ 30 November 2007
Scottish singer and one-time Eurythmics member Annie Lennox is launching a new charity single titled Sing on Saturday, World Aids Day. The singer — who is a global ambassador for charity Oxfam — will be performing at former president Nelson Mandela’s 46664 Aids-campaign concert in Johannesburg on Saturday.
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/ 29 October 2007
Former president Nelson Mandela was at the Ellis Park stadium on Monday to greet the South African artists who had agreed to perform in his fifth 46664 concert aimed at fighting HIV/Aids. Johnny Clegg, Arno Carstens, Loyiso and the Soweto Gospel Choir are just some of the local stars scheduled to appear at the 46664 concert later this year.
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/ 29 October 2007
Former president Nelson Mandela was at the Ellis Park stadium on Monday to greet the South African artists who had agreed to perform in his fifth 46664 concert aimed at fighting HIV/Aids. Johnny Clegg, Arno Carstens, Loyiso, the Parlotones, Prime Circle and the Soweto Gospel Choir are just some of the local stars scheduled to appear at the 46664 concert later this year.
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/ 15 October 2007
International superstars Peter Gabriel and Annie Lennox will again top the bill at the 46664 concert in Johannesburg in December, it was announced on Monday. They will be joined on stage by Ludacris, Corinne Bailey Rae, the Goo Goo Dolls, Razorlight and Jamelia.