Message on Divali 2022
Today, members of the Hindu community celebrate Divali, the festival of lights. Believers gather...
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Category: Messages and Speeches
Message on Republic Day 2022
Fellow citizens, on the heels of my recent visit to the United Kingdom to attend the funeral...
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Address at the Ceremonial Opening of the Third Session of the 12th Parliament
Madame President of the Senate, Madame Speaker of the House, Honourable Members of Parliament....
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Message on Eid-ul-Fitr 2022
Fellow citizens, the sighting of the new crescent moon signals the end of the month of Ramadan, a...
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Message for World Immunisation Week 2022
World Immunisation Week highlights the signal importance of vaccines to the health and wellbeing...
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Speech at the 2020 President’s Medal Presentation Ceremony
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” So observed American founding father,...
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Message on Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day 2022
The repeal of the Shouters Prohibition Ordinance of 1917 was a great victory for those who had...
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Message on World Down Syndrome Day 2022
Today, World Down Syndrome Day, we recognise and celebrate the right of people with Down syndrome...
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Message for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2022
Sixty-two years ago, Sharpeville, South Africa bore witness to the massacre of sixty-nine peaceful...
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Message on International Women’s Day 2022
It is undeniable that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the modern era. Shifting...
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Message on the International Day of Education 2022
According to American philosopher John Dewey, “Education is not preparation for life; education is...
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Tribute by Her Excellency at the Memorial Service for Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Good afternoon. You no doubt would have noticed the relative brevity of the contributions in the...
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