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Anc Today Voice of the African National Congress
ANC TODAY VOICE OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 14 – 20 May 2021 Conversations with the President South Africa waging a struggle that puts global solidarity to the test n By President Cyril Ramaphosa WENTY years ago, South In response, representatives of massive opposition by govern- Africa was the site of vic- the pharmaceutical industry sued ment and civil society. tory in a lawsuit that pitted our government, arguing that such public good against private a move violated the Trade-Relat- As a country, we stood on princi- Tprofit. ed Aspects of Intellectual Property ple, arguing that access to life-sav- Rights (TRIPS). This is a compre- ing medication was fundamental- At the time, we were in the grip hensive multilateral agreement on ly a matter of human rights. The of the HIV/Aids pandemic, and intellectual property. case affirmed the power of trans- sought to enforce a law allowing national social solidarity. Sev- us to import and manufacture The case, dubbed ‘Big Pharma eral developing countries soon affordable generic antiretroviral vs Mandela’, drew widespread followed our lead. This included medication to treat people with international attention. The law- implementing an interpretation of HIV and save lives. suit was dropped in 2001 after the World Trade Organization’s Closing remarks by We are embracing Dear Mr President ANC President to the the future! Beware of the 12 NEC meeting wedge-driver: 4 10 Unite for Duma Nokwe 2 ANC Today CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PRESIDENT (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Re- ernment announced its support should be viewed as a global pub- lated Aspects of Intellectual Prop- for the proposal, which will give lic good. -
President Zuma to Bestow 2017 National Orders Awards
PRESIDENT ZUMA TO BESTOW 2017 NATIONAL ORDERS AWARDS President Jacob Zuma, the Grand Patron of the National Orders, will today, 28 April 2017, bestow the 2017 National Orders Awards on distinguished local citizens and eminent foreign nationals who have played a significant role towards building a free democratic South Africa and improving the lives of South Africans in various ways. The National Orders are the highest awards that South Africa bestows, through the President of the Republic upon citizens and members of the international community who have contributed meaningfully towards making the country a free democratic and successful nation, united in its diversity. During the ceremony, President Zuma will bestow the Order of Ikhamanga, the Order of the Baobab, the Order of Luthuli, and the Order of the Companions of OR Tambo to the following deserving recipients. THE ORDER OF IKHAMANGA IN GOLD Mr Wayde van Niekerk: For his exceptional contribution to the sporting field of track running. His performance against all odds broke standing records of international legends and brought immense national pride. Mr Wayde van Niekerk was born on 15 July 1992 in Cape Town. He attended Bellville Primary and Grey College before studying marketing at the University of the Free State. Van Niekerk is a track and field sprinter who has brought national pride to this country. He competes in the 200 and 400 metres respectively. He is the current world record holder, world and Olympic champion in the 400m. He is also the first and only person in history to run 100m in less than 10 seconds, 200m in 20 seconds, and 400m in 44 seconds. -
The Power of Heritage to the People
How history Make the ARTS your BUSINESS becomes heritage Milestones in the national heritage programme The power of heritage to the people New poetry by Keorapetse Kgositsile, Interview with Sonwabile Mancotywa Barbara Schreiner and Frank Meintjies The Work of Art in a Changing Light: focus on Pitika Ntuli Exclusive book excerpt from Robert Sobukwe, in a class of his own ARTivist Magazine by Thami ka Plaatjie Issue 1 Vol. 1 2013 ISSN 2307-6577 01 heritage edition 9 772307 657003 Vusithemba Ndima He lectured at UNISA and joined DACST in 1997. He soon rose to Chief Director of Heritage. He was appointed DDG of Heritage and Archives in 2013 at DAC (Department of editorial Arts and Culture). Adv. Sonwabile Mancotywa He studied Law at the University of Transkei elcome to the Artivist. An artivist according to and was a student activist, became the Wikipedia is a portmanteau word combining youngest MEC in Arts and Culture. He was “art” and “activist”. appointed the first CEO of the National W Heritage Council. In It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop by M.K. Asante. Jr Asante writes that the artivist “merges commitment to freedom and Thami Ka Plaatjie justice with the pen, the lens, the brush, the voice, the body He is a political activist and leader, an and the imagination. The artivist knows that to make an academic, a historian and a writer. He is a observation is to have an obligation.” former history lecturer and registrar at Vista University. He was deputy chairperson of the SABC Board. He heads the Pan African In the South African context this also means that we cannot Foundation. -
Arts & Culture
SOUTH AFRICA YEARBOOK 2013/14 The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) con- tinues to make signifi cant strides in positioning Arts and the cultural and creative industries as one of the main drivers of economic growth and job crea- tion in South Africa. The success of the arts and culture sector is also reliant on effective governance, infra- Culture structure and skills development, partnerships, research, sharing of information and enterprise development. In this context, the department is committed to supporting a number of emergent shifts in the arts, culture and heritage sector over the next fi ve years. These shifts have the potential to increase the growth and development of the sector signifi cantly. They include addressing a number of inade- quacies in the policy and regulatory environment to strengthen governance in the sector, increase investment and improve information and sta- tistics for more effective planning and decision - making. The DAC is strengthening co - operation with a range of public and private sector institu- tions and stakeholders. The development and implementation of the Mzansi Golden Economy Strategy is an example of how to mobilise the resources of all stakeholders in the sector. Measures to promote the arts include: • providing fi nancial, as well as information and communication technology support to artists to enable the creation of works expressing national creativity, while opening space for vibrant debate • strengthening the Independent Communica- tions Authority of South Africa’s mandate for nation - building and value inculcation • incentivising commercial distribution networks to distribute and/or host art • developing and implementing plans for a more effective arts and culture curriculum in schools with appropriate educator support • supporting income-smoothing for artists in a special unemployment insurance scheme and evaluating funding models for such initiatives • developing sectoral determination legislation frameworks to protect arts-sector employees. -
Presentation of National Orders Osefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse R Pretoria Tuesday, 8 December 2015
AWARD CEREMONY NATIONAL ORDERS National Orders 2015_inside_REV2.indd 1 2015/11/27 9:51 AM Order of Proceedings PRESENTATION OF NATIONAL ORDERS OSEFAKO MAKGATHO PRESIDENTIAL GUESTHOUSE R PRETORIA TUESDAY, 8 DECEMBER 2015 1. Nominees for the National Orders and guests take their seats 2. Arrival of the His Excellency President Jacob Zuma 3. Rendition of the South African National Anthem and the African Union Anthem 4. Word of welcome by the Programme Director 5. Ceremonial oration by the Grand Patron of National Orders 6. Investiture of the National Orders • THE ORDER OF MENDI FOR BRAVERY • THE ORDER OF IKHAMANGA • THE ORDER OF THE BAOBAB • THE ORDER OF LUTHULI • THE ORDER OF THE COMPANIONS OF OR TAMBO 7. The President, the Chancellor and recipients of National Orders proceed to the credentials room for a photo opportunity 8. The President, Chancellor and recipients of National Orders return to the Banquet hall for Luncheon Grand Patron of National Orders His Excellency President Jacob Zuma Chancellor of National Orders Dr Cassius Lubisi The Advisory Council on National Orders Ms Brigitte Mabandla; Mr Mandla Langa; Dr Glenda Gray; Dr Molefi Oliphant; Dr Lindiwe Mabuza; Prof Malegapuru Makgoba; Ms Mary Burton; Ms Sally Padayachie; Rev Buti Tlhagale; Mr James Motlatsi; Dr Fazel Randera and Ms Nothembi Mkhwebane. ii National Orders 2015_inside_REV2.indd 2 2015/11/27 9:51 AM Recipients THE ORDER OF MENDI FOR BRAVERY THE ORDER OF LUTHULI RBRONZE BRONZE 1. Jetro Ndlovu 18. Kay Moonsamy SILVER SILVER 2. Joseph Morolong (posthumous) 19. William Henry Frankel 3. Caleb Motshabi (posthumous) 20. Johnson Malcomess Mgabela 4. -
The National Identity Passport of Patriotism
The National Identity Passport of Patriotism Table of Contents Topic Pages Foreword Our Constitution 2 The Preamble of our Constitution 3 The National Flag 4 The National Flag Etiquette 5 The National Anthem 6 History of the National Anthem 7 The National Coat of Arms 8 The Provincial Coats of Arms 9 The National Animal 10 The National Flower 11 The National Tree 12 The National Bird 13 The National Fish 14 The National Orders 15 The Order of Mapungubwe 16 The Order of Baobab 16 The Order of the Companions of OR Tambo 16 The Order of Luthuli 17 The Order of Mendi 17 The Order of Ikhamanga 17 The Mace 18 The Black Rod 18 The Parliamentary Emblem 19 The African Union (AU) Flag 20 The African Union Anthem 21 MINISTER’S FOREWORD South Africa is a country of unique and original national symbols and its flag is one of the most recognizable in the world. With the re-issuing of this booklet, we are speed- ing up the program to heighten awareness and consciousness of our national symbols. This booklet includes many of our important sym- bols that define our national identity and promote nation building to inspire pride in being a South Afri- can. The importance of being a citizen of this great nation is when all our people are a living expression of our constitutional values, principles and ideals. As part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of democracy and freedom milestone, we are proud to include details of our Constitution and that of the African Union (AU). -
AB Xuma and the Politics of Racial Accommodation Versus Equal Citizenship and Its Implications for Nation Building and Power Sharing in South Africa
AB Xuma and the politics of racial accommodation versus equal citizenship and its implications for nation building and power sharing in South Africa Simangaliso Kumalo Ministry, Education & Governance Programme, School of Religion and Theology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Introduction Having presented an eloquent and moving address at a public meeting of the Bantu Studies Club of the University of the Witwatersrand on 30 May 1932, Alfred Bitini Xuma closed with the following words, quoted from the writings of Booker T. Washington, which summarised his dream for race relations in South Africa: The slave’s chain and the master’s alike broken; The one curse of the race held both in tether; They are rising, all are rising — The black and the white together (in Xuma 1932:23). It is from statements such as this that the vision of Alfred Bitini Xuma who, eight years later, would be elected president of the African National Congress (ANC), was distilled. In this article I intend to make a contextual analysis of the work of this great leader in his crusade to overcome racism and the deprivation of black people of their basic rights to live as equal citizens of South Africa. Embodied in the poetic words above is a passion for a better South Africa, which at the time seemed unattainable, and the hope that a time would come when white people would no longer be prisoners of a false sense of superiority and black people would no longer experience oppression and the perception that they are inferior to their white counterparts. -
SA Yearbook 10/11: Chapter 4
ARTS AND CULTURE SOUTH AFRICA YEARBOOK 2010/11 2010/11 ARTS AND CULTURE 4 The Department of Arts and Culture is tasked Arts and culture organisa- with creating an environment conducive to the tions and institutions growth, development and flowering of South National Heritage Council Africa’s arts, culture and heritage land- (NHC) scape. The NHC, a statutory body that aims to The department leads and coordinates bring equity to heritage promotion and efforts to promote national identity and conserva tion, was officially constituted on social cohesion. 26 February 2004 in terms of the NHC Act, The 2010 FIFA World CupTM provided a 1999 (Act 11 of 1999). The council creates unique opportunity for the diverse South an environment for preserving and promot- African heritage, arts, crafts and cultural ing South African heritage. sectors to come to the fore. In July 2010, the NHC and Freedom A substantial investment was made by the Park held the Intergenerational Dialogues department to integrate these elements into for the celebration of Nelson Mandela Day the World Cup, as well as to amplify them as at the Freedom Park in Pretoria. The part of the South African experience offered Department of Arts and Culture and the to the world. NHC have embarked on the development The Department of Arts and Culture of the National Liberation Heritage Route, funded 21 World Cup Arts and Culture- which will highlight the contribution of related projects totalling R59 million and set national heroes to the struggle for freedom. aside R127 million for infrastructure devel- opment projects, which were regarded as South African Heritage 2010 legacy projects. -
Footprints on the Sands of Time;
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SANDS OF TIME CELEBRATING EVENTS AND HEROES OF THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA 2 3 FOOTPRINTS LABOUR OF LOVE IN THE SANDS OF TIME Unveiling the Nkosi Albert Luthuli Legacy Project in August 2004, President Thabo Mbeki reminded us that: “... as part of the efforts to liberate ourselves from apartheid and colonialism, both physically and mentally, we have to engage in the process of telling the truth about the history of our country, so that all of our people, armed with this truth, can confidently face the challenges of this day and the next. ISBN 978-1-77018-205-9 “This labour of love, of telling the true story of South Africa and Africa, has to be intensified on © Department of Education 2007 all fronts, so that as Africans we are able to write, present and interpret our history, our conditions and All rights reserved. You may copy material life circumstances, according to our knowledge and from this publication for use in non-profit experience. education programmes if you acknowledge the source. For use in publication, please Courtesy Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) obtain the written permission of the President Thabo Mbeki “It is a challenge that confronts all Africans everywhere Department of Education. - on our continent and in the Diaspora - to define ourselves, not in the image of others, or according to the dictates and Enquiries fancies of people other than ourselves ...” Directorate: Race and Values, Department of Education, Room 223, President Mbeki goes on to quote from a favourite 123 Schoeman Street, Pretoria sub·lime adj 1. -
The Reins of Chieftainship in 1935 When the Rights of Traditional Leaders Were Minimised
STAATSKOERANT, 15 JUNIE 2012 No. 35448 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE No. 463 15 June 2012 SOUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE RESOURCES AGENCY DECLARATION OF THE GRAVES OF CHIEF ALBERT JOHN MVUMBI LUTHULlo DR JOHN LANGALIBALELE DUBE AND DR ALFRED BITINI XUMA By virtue of the powers vested in the South African Heritage Resources Agency in terms of section 3 (2) (g) (IV) of the National Heritage Resources Act, 25 of 1999, SAHRA hereby declares the graves of Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli, Dr John Langalibalele Dube and Dr Alfred Bitini Xuma as National Heritage Sites. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE 1. Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli The remains of Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli were interred in 1967 at the Churchyard of the United Congregational church of South Africa (UCCSA) in Groutville, Stanger in Kwazulu Natal. Chief Luthuli was born in Bulawayo in1898. He was a stateman, deacon of the UCCSA church, a community leader and developer, a teache and a visionary. He was approached by the elders of Groutville to take over the reins of Chieftainship in 1935 when the rights of traditional leaders were minimised. He challenged the Hertzog Native Bill of 1936 which sought to limit African traditional leaders by transforming them to agents of the state by restricting their rights of access to land. He joined the ANC in 1944 and was elected president of the provincial ANC in 1951. In 1952 he replaced Dr Moroka as president of the ANC. He presided over the 1952 Defiance Campaign a historical event that redefined South African resistance against apartheid. -
Juliet Flesch
A most unusual gift The Drakensberg Trust and the University of Melbourne Juliet Flesch The University of Melbourne has (WEHI) publicly recorded its The Rotary Club of Horsham, the been the recipient of numerous gifts gratitude for the trust’s support of Victorian town in which Brownstein and benefactions, many described its building extension in 2008.2 This worked as a general surgeon for and celebrated in these pages. Those involvement was shared for 14 years many years, recorded another from the Drakensberg Trust are with Eddie’s second wife, Beverley. typical, practical instance of Eddie’s different because they are not rare After Eddie’s death, Professor David non-financial support for his local books, objets d’art, manuscripts or Vaux acknowledged Eddie’s personal community when the club described paintings: in fact the most significant involvement with WEHI over many the ‘fatigue zones’ established on the are in microform. An earlier paper years. He had also served on its Western Highway after Eddie had outlined some of the history of the human research ethics committee for compiled statistics on deaths and trust and its effect on the University over a decade.3 recommended action. These were Library.1 The recent death of its Between 2011 and 2013 subsequently set up by the Country founder, however, has led to a greater the Burnet Institute, Amnesty Roads Board throughout Victoria.5 appreciation of its importance to the International and Médecins sans This interest in practical solutions university as a whole and provides an Frontières all expressed their gratitude to problems is exemplified in the opportunity to record it. -
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Government Gazette Staatskoerant REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA REPUBLIEK VAN SUID-AFRIKA Vol. 574 Pretoria, 22 April 2013 No. 36398 N.B. The Government Printing Works will not be held responsible for the quality of “Hard Copies” or “Electronic Files” submitted for publication purposes AIDS HELPLINE: 0800-0123-22 Prevention is the cure 301670—A 36398—1 2 No. 36398 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22 APRIL 2013 IMPORTANT NOTICE The Government Printing Works will not be held responsible for faxed documents not received due to errors on the fax machine or faxes received which are unclear or incomplete. Please be advised that an “OK” slip, received from a fax machine, will not be accepted as proof that documents were received by the GPW for printing. If documents are faxed to the GPW it will be the senderʼs respon- sibility to phone and confirm that the documents were received in good order. Furthermore the Government Printing Works will also not be held responsible for cancellations and amendments which have not been done on original documents received from clients. CONTENTS • INHOUD Page Gazette No. No. No. GENERAL NOTICES The Presidency General Notices 400 The Presidency: Award of the Order of Mendi for Bravery............................................................................................ 3 36398 401 do.: Award of the Order of Ikhamanga........................................................................................................................... 4 36398 402 do.: Award of the Order of the Baobab.........................................................................................................................