President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said the nation would continue to be inspired by former president Nelson Mandela. Wednesday would mark the 25-year anniversary of Mandela’s release from prison. He was imprisoned for 27 years. “We continue to be inspired by this teaching of forgiveness and national reconciliation as the[…]
Led by the ‘elders’, some of the country’s leading ulema came together for a special commemorative event on Tuesday, to mark the Muslim Judicial Council’s (MJC) 70th anniversary at Masjid-u-Salaam in Athlone. Many of the senior ulema, most of them physically frail but still mentally sharp, were perched in chairs,[…]
The ANC plans to either approach the SA Human Rights Commission or Parliament over how it was treated by the city of Cape Town in the run-up to its 103rd anniversary celebrations. “Conditions were imposed on us by the city to frustrate us to ensure our rally did not succeed,”[…]
A few thousand ruling party supporters packed the OR Tambo hall in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on Thursday afternoon to celebrate the ANC’s 103rd birthday with President Jacob Zuma. The supporters, mostly locals, ululated and chanted when Zuma entered the hall accompanied by African National Congress national, provincial, and local leaders.[…]
The ANC received a warm welcome across the Western Cape by residents, ahead of its birthday anniversary on the weekend, it said on Wednesday . Residents of Lwandle township in Strand were happy to see African National Congress national chairwoman Baleka Mbete, the party said. “It went well, we had[…]
The ANC will use its upcoming 103rd anniversary to reclaim the Freedom Charter, which must serve as the basis for its future plans, secretary general Gwede Mantashe said in Cape Town on Wednesday. “It is back to basics. This is the year of the Freedom Charter. It is the 60th[…]
The ANC has paid over R2.2 million to secure the Cape Town Stadium as a venue for its 103rd birthday event, City Press reported on Sunday. The ANC would use the stadium for its annual January 8 celebrations. City of Cape Town’s mayoral committee member for tourism, events and economic development,[…]
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu appealed to South Africans to resuscitate the values associated with its early days of democracy as he marked 30 years since receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. “My plea to my compatriots, to government and civil society, faith leaders and educators, parents and elders and youth, is[…]
Dignitaries, veterans, politicians, family members and people around the country gathered on Friday to commemorate the first anniversary of former president Nelson Mandela’s death. As part of the festivities, several dignitaries and members of the Mandela family laid wreaths at his statue at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Led by[…]
Dignitaries, veterans, politicians, family members and people around the country gathered on Friday to commemorate the first anniversary of former president Nelson Mandela’s death. As part of the festivities, several dignitaries and members of the Mandela family laid wreaths at his statue at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Led by[…]
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