TimesLive, 1 December 2009 - World AIDS Day is being marked by several events around the country. Everyone from rock stars to retired archbishop Desmond Tutu will be turning up at the events this week to pay tribute to those living with the virus.

Tutu and members of the Australian Football Federation, who are in Cape Town, will visit the Tygerberg Children's Hospital to mark the day.
The fifth annual World AIDS Day gala dinner will be held at the Artscape Theatre, in Cape Town.

Solly Philander will be the master of ceremonies and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Jimmy Earl Perry and the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing.

In Johannesburg on Thursday, the Rock4AIDS concert will be staged at the Alexander Theatre.

The exclusive, unplugged concert will feature Prime Circle and Josie Field, and will be hosted by comedian John Vlismas.
Field told The Times that she hoped to do more than raise funds for awareness about the pandemic.

Source: TimesLive