Fax President Mbeki - Action of the Week
Written by Gemma Cubbin, about 1 year ago | Permalink
Fax numbers for the SA President's Office are below. Please pick one number and SEND A FAX TODAY.
The faxes should be addressed to President Mbeki. The text of the fax should be individualized but need not be long. You should say you are writing to protest the dismissal of Deputy-Minister of Health Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge.
Some points to include in your own words:
- Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge was a driving force in the creation of the new South African national AIDS plan and helped to forge bonds of trust and respect between civil society and the government
- Given Madlala-Routledge's dismissal, your own support for AIDS denialism and Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's promotion of unproven remedies for the treatment of AIDS, the world now questions the South African government's commitment to a vigorous, evidence based approached to HIV/AIDS.
- South Africa needs real leadership on AIDS from the Presidency down to the local level and you must lead by example. You must come out personally in word and deed and show the world that South Africa has moved on from denialism and delays.
- Literally millions of lives are at stake.
Fax numbers to use (select one):
- +27 21 461 2838
- +27 12 323 8246
- +27 12 323 3231
- +27 12 323 6080
- +27 12 464 2171
For more information, visit http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article2851447.ece
