President Mbeki, accompanied by First Lady Zanele Mbeki, is expected in Berlin ahead of the unveiling and his bilateral political and economic discussions with German President Horst Koehler and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The South African delegation includes Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Sport Minister Makhenkesi Stofile, Transport Jeff Radebe, Provincial and Local Government Minister Sydney Mufamadi, Minister in the Presidency Essop Pahad, Deputy Finance Minister Jabu Moleketi, Directors General Frank Chikane (Presidency) and Dr Ayanda Ntsaluba (Foreign Affairs). Members of the 2010 local organising committee led by Danny Jordaan also form part of the delegation. President Mbeki is also to be joined by United Nations Secretary General Koffi Annan, Chairperson of the African Union Commission Prof. Alpha Konare, FIFA President Sepp Blatter and Issa Hayatou - FIFA Vice President and CAF President. The ceremony will be taking place at the Tempodrom arena.
The logo's unveiling will be followed by a question and answer session moderated by President of the 2006 Organising Committee Franz Beckenbauer and Governing Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit. The session will also feature President Mbeki, Annan, Prof Konare, Blatter, Hayatou, chairperson of the 2010 LOC Irvin Khoza and Jordaan.
The delegates will also be part of the FIFA World Cup Concert "Football for a better world -from Germany to South Africa" in which messages of support will be exchanged.
FIFA is billing the concert as the “biggest single football party ever”. It is taking place at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, where fans will have free admission to see live performances of South African musicians, Vusi Mahlasela and Freshly Ground and other continental stars including Youssou N'Dour and Ang
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