This is a third party event. Please direct all queries to: [email protected]

Featuring: Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell and Springbok Sevens captain, Philip Snyman, along with former England international, Brad Barritt.

The Chamber invites you to attend a South African Rugby Union Cocktail Function at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Kensington on Wednesday, 30 May.

The function will provide the opportunity to meet the current HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series champions, the Springbok Sevens. There will be a short presentation on the Rugby Education Foundation followed by a panel discussion with Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell and Springbok Sevens captain, Philip Snyman, along with former England International, Brad Barritt.

They will discuss the forthcoming HSBC London Sevens and theEngland tour to South Africa, amongst others, so should not be missed.

Why: Create awareness of the work that the Rugby Education Foundation is doing and also raise some funds for these bursaries.

Dress code: Jacket and Tie

Other: Cocktail Finger Snacks and Drinks

To assist with catering, please RSVP on or before Monday, 28 May

A charity evening hosted by Mellon Educate, Niall Mellon Won the Lifetime Giving Back Award at the recent SACC Business & Community Awards 2018.  Mellon Educate is a fantastic charity which builds schools in Africa each year and this dinner is to help build yet another.  

The black tie dinner is being held at the prestigious Hurlingham Club established in 1869, the headquarters of Polo. This promises to be a prestigious event with fantastic auction items and well known guests.

Let's get enough individuals to put together a Chamber Table.

Event format:
* 7pm - Drinks Reception
* 3 Course Dinner including Wine/Beers
* After Dinner Entertainment and dancing
* 1am - Carriages (probably to Tramp !!)

Dress Code: Black Tie

**Space will be quite limited so we need to book in quickly.

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Featuring: Christo Brand

Christo Brand is one of the former Robben Island prison wardens that were tasked with looking after Nelson Mandela.  As we celebrate the Mandela Centenary, Brand joins the Chamber for breakfast, where he will invite us into the world of looking after one of the world's most famous prisoners; initially on Robben Island and later at Pollsmoor Prison when Madiba was transferred there in 1982.

What kind of a relationship grew between the two men, how did their engagement begin and how did it evolve as the country geared up for the elections in 1994.  What were the highs and lows of those decades.

Christo Brand was born on a farm in the Western Cape. He trained as a prison officer and found himself on Robben Island to guard the most dangerous men in South Africa at the age of 19.

Today Christo, still works on Robben Island. He runs the bookshop there and will patiently reminisce for the hundreds of thousands of visitors keen to know about his days with Mandela. Robben Island is now a World Heritage site dedicated to Mandela's life-long fight to liberate his people.

Christo is the co-authored a his book, Doing Life with Mandela: My Prisoner, My Friend (2014).

Please indicate your interest in attending this event by emailing [email protected] Tickets will be allocated once the venue has been confirmed.

Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Christo Brand.

Third Party Events to be booked directly with SA Diaspora United