I am disturbed by the call of the SACP and COSATU for the expulsion of the Israeli Ambassador following Israel’s refusal to grant Minister Blade Nzimande a visa to hold discussions with the Palestinian authorities in Ramallah.
Race relations in South Africa are more fractious now than they have been at any time since 1994.
Current developments on the campuses of NWU, Stellenbosch and UCT are raising core questions, not only about the future of our universities, but also about the nature of our multicultural society.
In a speech in Stellenbosch on 9 March, FW de Klerk said that the Woordfees provided “evidence of the vitality of Afrikaans as the language in which seven million South Africans of all races think, speak, create and dream”.
It is a great pleasure for me to be able to participate in this year’s Woordfees. The Woordfees – together with festivals such as the Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees and others – provides evidence of the vitality of Afrikaans as the language in which seven million South Africans of all races think, speak, create and dream. For us, our language is one of our most precious heritages: it is deeply interwoven with our identity, our human dignity and our membership of the broader mosaic of cultures of South Africa.
Many South Africans were charmed by the more conciliatory tone that President Zuma adopted in his response last week during to the State of the Nation (SONA) Debate.
International Mother Language Day, proclaimed in 1999 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), is the occasion to celebrate linguistic diversity.
11 February 1990 was certainly one of the turning points in South Africa’s modern history.
Madam Mayor, honourable Councillors, ladies, gentlemen and dear friends…
I would like to thank you all for the great honour that you have bestowed upon me by deciding to rename Table Bay Boulevard in my honour. I should particularly like to thank the individuals who launched this initiative and who succeeded in securing the support of so many prominent Capetonians – including our Premier and Archbishop Tutu.
