Deputy Minister Speeches 2020 - 2015
We meet here today at the premier launch of the sixth National Book Week campaign….Hash tag Going Places…..Hash tag Buy a Book…which forms an integral part of the Heritage Month activities.
“For an individual, reading opens up new worlds, reveals new ideas and suggests new opportunities.
For a nation, reading is a gateway to a different, better future. A winning nation actively promotes reading.
Reading books is not just an enjoyable past time. It is an integral part of our struggle to be a free and prosperous nation.”
We convey our deepest gratitude to the family, Kgoshigadi Matlala, Bakone Traditional Council and community members of GaMatlala for allowing us to honour, Mme Makwena Matlala, the first African woman to be banished for opposing betterment policies imposed by the apartheid government through the Native Affairs Department.
We convey our deepest gratitude to the family, Kgoshigadi Matlala, Bakone Traditional Council and community members of GaMatlala for allowing us to honour, Mme Makwena Matlala, the first African woman to be banished for opposing betterment policies imposed by the apartheid government through the Native Affairs Department.
I would like to extend our warmest welcome and a word of appreciation to all our visitors, ministers, country representatives, IFLA and delegates for heeding the clarion call for this meeting of African Ministers under the auspices of IFLA 2015 here in Cape Town.
It is indeed a great honour and privilege for me to stand here before you today, as we launch the programme of Women’s Month. It is quite significant that this occasion is held here, at the Union Buildings, which remains a site of historic relevance in women’s struggle. We are retracing the footsteps of the 20 000 women, who came from different corners of South Africa to petition against the pass laws on 9 August 1956.
It is indeed a great honour and privilege for me to stand here before you today, as we launch the programme of Women’s Month. It is quite significant that this occasion is held here, at the Union Buildings, which remains a site of historic relevance in women’s struggle. We are retracing the footsteps of the 20 000 women, who came from different corners of South Africa to petition against the pass laws on 9 August 1956.
“Artists reach areas far beyond the reach of politicians. Art, especially entertainment and music, is understood by everybody, and it lifts the spirits and the morale of those who hear it.”
“Artists reach areas far beyond the reach of politicians. Art, especially entertainment and music, is understood by everybody, and it lifts the spirits and the morale of those who hear it.”