ANC founder praised
INTELLECTUALS and academics have a role to play in the reconstruction and development of the country, President Jacob Zuma says
HONOURED: ANC founder Pixley ka Isaka SemeZuma was addressing a lecture in honour of ANC founder Pixley ka Isaka Seme at the University of Fort Hare in Alice, Eastern Cape.
"As we remember him [Seme], we invite intellectuals and academics in our country to play a constructive role in the reconstruction and development of our country," he said.
"As we build our young nation, we need our intelligentsia to contribute to a public discourse on whether or not we are achieving the goals of building a non-racial, non-sexist South Africa."
Zuma said constructive appraisals and criticism, from an Afro-optimistic perspective, would be helpful in building South Africa and the African continent.
Zuma said the ANC's existence was owed to Seme.
"He is the father of ANC unity and collaboration. He wanted to see unity beyond ethnicity and tribalism. We owe the existence of the ANC to this great man, who made a notable contribution to the development of our consciousness and national spirit," Zuma said.
Seme would also be remembered for his interest in the arts, especially writing and the media, Zuma said.
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MommaC
Oh the irony !!!Doesn't Pixley ka Isaka Seme look so sweet and innocent in that picture? I wonder what he would say if he saw what they have done with the ANC now.
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NDA
Most of these guys were studying what was zuma doing mara hei.Report Abuse
ThirdEye
"As we build our young nation, we need our intelligentsia to contribute to a public discourse on whether or not we are achieving the goals of building a non-racial, non-sexist South Africa."______________________________________________________________________
Surely Mr President, you don't need to be a rocket scientist to see that we are not achieving the goals of non-racial & non-sexist. The majority of people carry anger inside them about the past or present & they are intolarent of lesbians & gays.
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MGEEZ
Ok!!!Report Abuse
RobinH
Ja right, Papa Jacob. As long as they never say anything critical, ne. Else you and your vacuumheaded supporters will have at them. Freedom of nodding intellect is what you would prefer.Report Abuse
gaetswe
i wonder how does he feel, speaking that former leaders were educated during those difficult times, and yena he is not during these times of plenty, he leads the anc by his SPEAR!Report Abuse
Mporoz
Strong Man indeed Mr. President.Report Abuse
DJWinner
NDAMost of these guys were studying what was zuma doing mara hei.
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Arrested for 10 years for your freedom in Robben Island. It's shameful you are making fun about it today.
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Shredder
Vacuum headed supporters? I am not his(JZ) supporter, but that is an insult.Report Abuse
mthosam
why ruining the good thing he invented, are you jealous. stop corruptionReport Abuse
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