Khaya Dlanga

SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, NELSON MANDELA, AT THE FUNERAL OF THE NATIONAL CHAIRPERSON OF THE ANC, OLIVER REGINALD TAMBO.

JOHANNESBURG, MAY 2, 1993.

Master of Ceremonies,

Our dear Adelaide, Thembi, Dali, Tselane and the rest of the Tambo family,

Your Majesties,

Esteemed international dignitaries,

Fellow mourners,

Comrades:

A great giant who strode the globe like a colossus has fallen.

A mind whose thoughts have opened the doors to our liberty has ceased to function.

A heart whose dreams gave hope to the despised has for ever lost its beat.

The gentle voice whose measured… ( Read on! )

I wrote a blog that lamented the fact that 91% of the CEOs of some 295 companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange are white last week, and boy did I get called names. I was called a racist amongst other things. To be honest I didn’t want to carry on writing about that subject on this column, but the interest and emotion that it seemed to provoke in people left me with no choice but to tackle the subject even further. The subject of race and economics, that is.

What I have come to realise is that it is almost impossible to address the issue of race without being labelled a racist.… ( Read on! )

I am grateful for this opportunity I was afforded to speak at TEDxSoweto. I was sick, so I keep clearing my voice. Please excuse the audio quality and the lighting. There are several areas I could have improved the talk.

If you notice, there is a round red mat on the stage, speakers were meant to stand on it. The first thing I did when I was on stage I said, “What happened to the rest of the Japanese flag?” I thought that was funny. So did the audience. Anyhow. Moving right along. Or not. Enjoy. Or not.

This is hilarious. I would expect someone in New York to do this.

MAY 27, 2010.

Mr THABO MBEKI

Ten years ago, in the year 2000 marking the close of the 20th century, the World Bank published a Report provocatively entitled – Can Africa Claim the 21st Century?

Seeking to answer this question, the Report said:

“The question of whether Sub?Saharan Africa can claim the 21st century is complex and provocative…Our central message is: Yes, Africa can claim the new century. But this is a qualified yes, conditional on Africa’s ability ? aided by its development partners ? to overcome the development traps that kept it confined to a… ( Read on! )