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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Category: Messages and Speeches
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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Message on New Year’s Day 2022
Fellow citizens, despite its scandalous provenance, the saying “Out with the old, in with the new”...
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Message on Christmas Day 2021
Fellow citizens of our beloved Republic, Today is Christmas Day, the day chosen to mark an event...
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Message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a day observed by...
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