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Fringe AM - Africa
Edinburgh - Assembly Rooms St George's West - August 03
Daily live chat show 10-11 am on a range of topical or controversial themes, with speakers from the Festival, Fringe, Book Festival, and Film Festival.
Topic: Africa
Speakers: Minister John Cairns, former Moderator (head) of the Church of Scotland.
Professor Anthony Butterworth, immunologist. David Mulovhedzi, choirmaster, Soweto Gospel Singers, who are performing at this venue. Beverly Bryer, associate producer, Soweto Gospel Singers.
Singers (Soweto Gospel Choir): Matshepo Kutuane, Maserame Ndindwa
The discussion covers the devastation of Africa by Aids, an epidemic Anthony Butterworth describes as worse than England's medieval Black Death plague. He lists the problem as severe in South Africa, worse in Ximbabwe, and worst in Botswana. However, there are also greatnesses in Africa, of which the Soweto Gospel Choir is a symbol - and a practicality.
David Mulovhedzi and Beverly Bryer describe how the Soweto Gospel Choir, founded in October 02 with 24 singers from different church choirs, supports one Aids charity, and is founding another. 'Nknosi's Haven' (founded by activist Gail Johnson) is unique, they say, in keeping infected children and their mothers together - and the choir contributes to it financially. Their own 'Little Sparrow' charity, now being formed, will tackle another specialist area of Aids: looking after Aids orphans, who are often abandoned.
David Mulovhedzi and Beverly Bryer describe how, from the influence of Mr Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa, relations between the republic's different races have improved. It is both a symbolic change - the national anthem embraces four cultural groups - and a practical one - children of different cultures are now educated together.
END
John Park
reported Saturday 8 August 03 / Edinburgh / St George's West
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