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 Levend Jaarboek 1999
 Levend Jaarboek 1998

Saturday 23 September 20.00 uur
venue: De Balie in Amsterdam

On Saturday 23 September NiZA will organize its 'Living Yearbook Southern Africa' for the fourth time in political cultural centre De Balie in Amsterdam.
During this night full of debates, interviews, cinema and performances the audience 'browses' through the region of Southern Africa. With many guests from South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Zambia.

Programme:
The programes are in English unless otherwise specified.

• Hivhop
  20.00 - 20.40 uur Grote Zaal
  South African hiphop. Rappers Shaheen Ariefdien (ex Prophets of da City), Mr Devious and Shamiel Adams show how they inform Cape Town youngsters on HIV and AIDS.
  
  
• Tradition on the Move
  20.20 - 21.10 uur Salon
  Presentation of the latest NiZA cahier on tradition and change in rural South Africa. How do traditional chiefs relate to the new democratic institutions? With Patekile Holomisa (Congress of Chiefs) participating in the discussion. Moderator: journalist Natascha Kuit
  
  
• Vakantievrouw Zuidelijk Afrika
  20.30 - 21.10 uur Kleine Zaal
  programme in Dutch
  Rotterdam phenomenon Carrie explores eco tourism and community tourism with Ference Matze (Green development Foundation) and Anita Dries (Vulindlela).
  
  
• Country of my Skull
  20.50 - 21.30 uur Grote Zaal
  South-African poet and writer Antjie Krog attended all hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). In the wake of the translation into Dutch of 'Country of my Skull', Dutch journalist Bart Luirink interviews her about the book she wrote on the TRC.
  
  
• Revisited Memories
  21.20 - 21.50 Salon
  Last March Dutch leading parliamentarians visited South Africa. Paul Rosenmöller (Green Left Party) interrogates Zane Ibrahim (Bush Radio) about the things that he saw.
  
  
• The firefighters of Amsterdam
  21.20 - 22.00 Kleine Zaal
  Programme in Dutch
  Firemen Jan Peursum and Leen van der Laan tell us about their experiences in Beira, where they go about once a year to deliver equipment and train the Beira fire brigades.
  
  
• Young Debaters
  21.40 - 22.30 Grote Zaal
  Programme in Dutch
  Who is Robert Mugabe really? Is the minimumwage in South Africa too high? Students of debatingsocieties Bonaparte (Amsterdam) and UDS (Utrecht) challenge eachothers' arguments. A debating contest.
  
  
• AIDS: Denying priority
  22.00 - 22.40 uur Salon
  While thousands of people are dying of AIDS every day, cheap medicines are still hard to come by in Southern Africa. Which role is being played by the pharmaceutical industry?
  Also with Rose Zulu (Family Health Trust) on the social aspects and the reality of AIDS.
  
  
• How to divorce in Beira?
  22.10 - 22.50 uur Kleine Zaal
  Mozambican Judge Mrs Osvalda Joanna in discussion with a Dutch lawyer on the position of women in Mozambique as regards marriage and divorce, children, allowances and guardianship. About jursiprudence and a sometimes harsh reality. Moderator: journalist Elisabeth van den Hoogen.
  
  
• Zimbabwe after Elections
  22.40 - 23.20 uur Grote Zaal
  The absolute power of governing party ZANU-PF has been challenged by the result of the elections. Which future scenarios can be thought of for the country? With Grace Kwinjeh (opposition party MDC) and Geoff Nyarota (of the independent Daily News).
  
  
• Drawing South Africa
  22.50 - 23.20 Salon
  Famous cartoonist (Jonathan Shapiro), dissects South-African society on the basis of his work.
  
  
• Cinema: CHIKIN BIZNIS * THE WHOLE STORY
  23.00 - 00.43 uur Kleine Zaal
  Ntshaveni Wa Luruli, Zuid Afrika, 1999, 35mm, 103min, kleur
  CHIKIN BIZNIS is a light-hearted comedy with a clear moral, a film about hope and optimism. A story about a black community in South Africa, without distant looks from afar, without any relatiosnhip with the white population. It is the authentic voice of the black population that we hear in a film that shows the black yet colourful face of Soweto.
  
  This film will also be shown on Friday night in De Balie.
  
  
• Grand finale
  23.30 - 00.00 uur Grote Zaal
  Antjie Krog reads from her poetry and Vincent Mantsoe, also from South Africa, performs his dance Barena.
  
  Futhermore:
  
• Live magazine Living Year Book Magazine
  Watch the on-the-spot production of this digital and printed newspaper featuring reviews of the Living Yearbook programmes by journalists from Zambia, Zimbabwe, South-Africa and Mozambique.
  

Reservations can be made as of today at

Kleine Gartmanplantsoen 10 1017 RR Amsterdam tel:+31 (0)20 5535151, fax +31 (0)20 5535155

Tickets cost HFL 20.-
Senior citizens and Euro-26 cardholders pay HFL 17.50
Students pay HFL 10.-

For more information contact

Lonneke Lodder
Myrthe Verweij
020 5206210.