Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2002. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2002. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
Reuters NewMedia - Friday December 6, 2002
The concert, which will feature top rock and pop artists, will be held on February 2 within the walls of the island prison, which is now a World Heritage site.
Mandela, South Africa's first post-apartheid president, told a gala dinner on HIV/AIDS awareness that artists such us U2's Bono, Macy Gray and Shaggy had confirmed their participation.
"The concert will be led by Bono and held on Robben Island on February 2, 2003. The concert will focus on the growing impact HIV/AIDS has on human rights, not only in South Africa but around the world," he said.
Mandela, who admits he still finds it difficult to say the word "condom" in public, has become a leading AIDS awareness campaigner in South Africa.
At least one in nine South Africans, or about 4.8 million people, has the disease or is infected with the HIV virus that causes it. Researchers say up to seven million people could die of AIDS-related illness by 2010.
Mandela said he had approached other international artists -- including Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Michael and Janet Jackson.
The concert will be televised globally with all funds raised going to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, UNAIDS and Robben Island Museum.
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