{"id":59967,"date":"2023-11-17T16:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/empowering-tomorrows-leaders-spotlight-on-spus-star-at-susi-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-11-17T16:46:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:46:17","slug":"gala-dinner-almost-at-capacity-book-your-seat-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/gala-dinner-almost-at-capacity-book-your-seat-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Gala dinner almost at capacity: Book your seat today!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"59967\" class=\"elementor elementor-59967\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29c0ea7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29c0ea7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3265abb3\" data-id=\"3265abb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ecd5d38 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ecd5d38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Exciting news! Our Decade Campaign Gala Dinner, set for 22 November 2023, is almost at full capacity with 90% of our tables already snapped up.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Get ready for an unforgettable evening to raise funds for the Lesedi La Afrika Endowment Fund, a three-year campaign to raise R100 million to create perpetual access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sol Plaatje University<\/span><\/a> for young people of the Northern Cape.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As we dedicate this evening to sustain the future, we\u2019re thrilled to have the multi-talented Unathi as our host and performer for the evening. Joining her is the acclaimed Thami Mngqolo, a celebrated figure in the arts and a proud Northern Cape native.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Haven\u2019t secured your spot yet? Today is your last chance to do so. 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