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“An initiative embracing dance to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS among young people. A key part of the Durex Network is working with like-minded organisations to raise awareness of the safer sex message. We are delighted that one of our first partnerships has been established with Dance4Life.”
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Friends  Dance4Life Ambassadors Zolani Mkiva, Dance4Life South Africa
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Zolani Mkiva, Dance4Life South Africa
Zolani Mkiva is one of the youngest practitioners of one of the oldest oral traditions in South Africa: the Imbongi, or Praise Poet. He rose to prominence when he was called upon to praise the recently released Nelson Mandela at a Welcome Home Rally in the Transkei in 1990.
Consolidating this role, Mkiva was then appointed Imbongi Yesizwe, or ‘Poet to the Nation’. The role of an Imbongi is a responsible one in African society, as it involves articulating the feelings of the community, and encapsulating these sentiments in concise poetic phrases. He became the President’s Poet Laureate in 1994, and later as the Chief Executive Officer of the Xhosa Royal Council.
"D4L is a powerful approach that transcends age and culture. It is an empowering tool that can reach out to many young people with a resonating message on responsible behave, especially in our context of an epidemic in progress." - Zolani Mkiva
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