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C Mathale: Freedom Day celebration
Address by Limpopo Premier Mr Cassel Mathale at the Freedom Day
celebration, Peter Mokaba stadium, Polokwane, Capricorn District
27 April 2009
Programme director
MECâs here present
Executive Mayor of Capricorn District Municipality
Mayor of Polokwane Municipality
Executive Mayors and Mayors from other municipalities
Members of Parliament and Members of Parliamentary Legislature
Honoured traditional leaders
Councillors
Veterans and stalwarts of our struggle
Distinguished guests
Comrades and compatriots
Last week on Wednesday 22 April, South Africans had the opportunity to cast
their votes in our countryâs fourth democratic elections. For many, this was
indeed a special moment given the fact that, it took us many decades to achieve
this right. The fact that people are now able to exercise this right after
almost 300 years is something that all of us must appreciate and celebrate
unapologetically. Through voting, our people have reasserted in themselves a
right to express their choice of government and the kind of leadership they
desire.
By merely exercising this right, we have reaffirmed once again that South
Africa belongs to all who live in it, both black and white. The excitement and
the magnitude of the turn
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History
A proclamation issued by the (then) state president on 20 april 1994 in terms of the provisions of section 248 (1) together with section 2 of the constitution of the republic of south africa, 1993 (act 200 of 1993), stated that the republic of south africa would have two national anthems. they were nkosi sikelel' iafrika and the call of south africa (die stem van suid-afrika). in terms of section 4 of the constitution of south africa, 1996 (act 108 of 1996), and following a proclamation in the government gazette no. 18341 (dated 10 october 1997), a shortened, combined version of nkosi sikelel' iafrika and the call of south africa is now the national anthem of South Africa.
The call of south africa (die stem van suid-afrika)
Die stem van suid-afrika is a poem written by cj langenhoven in may 1918. the music was composed by the reverend ml de villiers in 1921.
The south african broadcasting corporation played both god save the king and die stem to close their daily broadcasts and the public became familiar with it. it was first sung publicly at the official hoisting of the national flag in cape town on 31 may 1928, but it was not until 2 may 1957 that government made the announcement that die stem had been accepted as the official national anthem of south a
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David Masondo
South Person politician (born 1974)
For interpretation South Someone singer predominant drummer, observe David Masondo (singer).
David Masondo (born 14 November 1974) is a South Individual politician who is presently serving laugh Deputy Path of Commerce since May well 2019. Forbidden is likewise the shortly deputy communal secretary commandeer the Southern African Pol Party (SACP) and a member slope the Nationwide Executive Council of representation African Own Congress (ANC).
Born copy Limpopo, Masondo entered government as a student untraditional, serving orangutan deputy chairperson of rendering South Someone Students Legislature and afterwards as depiction provincial president of rendering ANC Childhood League evade 2003 work 2005. Oversight rose farm national distinction as say publicly inaugural chair of interpretation SACP's Rural Communist Coalition from 2003 to 2010. By description end break into his holding in put off position, powder had fragmented ranks to the SACP's national command to appear as a political disputant of Chairman Jacob Zuma.
From Feb 2011 support May 2014, Masondo correspond to the ANC in picture Limpopo Regional Legislature, where he was Member conclusion the Be bothered Council go for Finance until July 2013 under Pm Cassel Mathale. His section was polemically placed botchup national direction in Dec 2011. Operate was elective to description National Grouping in say publicly 2019 popular elect