South Africa's ambassador to the U.S. to speak at Brandeis Feb. 11
Ambassador Welile Nhlapo will participate in Ruth First Memorial Lecture Series.
WALTHAM, Mass. -- South Africa's ambassador to the United States, Welile Nhlapo, will speak at Brandeis University on Monday, Feb. 11. The talk, which begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Lurias rooms of the Hassenfeld Conference Center, is entitled "South Africa's Time Has Come -- Achievements and Prospects." The event is free and open to the public.The ambassador’s talk is part of the Ruth First Memorial Lecture Series, which is named in the memory of a heroic South African Jewish woman who was assassinated because she was one of the first whites to speak out strongly against apartheid. Professor of African and Afro-American Studies Wellington Nyangoni will speak about Ms. First's life prior to Ambassador Nhlapo's address.
A reception will follow the lecture.
For more information, contact Molly Krakauer at 781-736-2090 or krakauer@brandeis.edu.