The Africa Centre’s third annual gala concert to mark World AIDS Day was held at the Artscape Opera House on 1 December 2007. The concert commemorated the 20th World AIDS Day globally and was hosted in collaboration with the Western Cape Provincial Government.

Jimmie Earl Perry, Director of Educational Theatre and Creative Arts at the Africa Institute for HIV/AIDS Management, community building arm of the Africa Centre, was the main performer, producer and director of the inspiring concert, creating a powerful production to be long remembered.

The diverse programme, which included dance performances, comedy, classical, adult contemporary and gospel music, was a celebration of the work done regarding HIV and AIDS prevention and management. In this spirit, two awards were made to institutions that go the extra mile in fighting the pandemic. The deserving winners were the Education Department of Mpumalanga and the Swellendam sub-district.(Images: Leon Oosthuizen)

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Jimmie Earl Perry	Kunjalo	Vicky Davis
Dave Levinsohn	Rouchelle Liedemann	Verity
DNA Strings	Dance for All Youth Company	Mike Campbell Orchestra

United in support: Mr Elhadj Amadou Sy (UNAIDS Director of Partnerships and External Relations), Mr Ebrahim Rasool (Premier of the Western Cape), Prof Russel Botman (Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University) and Mr Pierre Uys (Western Cape MEC of Health), stand tall in support of the work done by the Africa Centre. Witty MC: Soli Philander, multi-talented and much-loved performer of the South African entertainment industry, had the audience in stitches with his unique sense of humour.