By Daniela Ellerbeck and Alfred Mahkuntsu on behalf of the FW de Klerk Foundation:
*This article was first published as an opinion piece in Mail & Guardian on 21 September 2024.
“South Africa belongs to all who live in it, united in our diversity.” As South Africa celebrates Heritage Month, we are reminded to come together and embrace our rich cultural diversity. Heritage Day, which is celebrated on the 24th of September every year, is a time for South Africans to reflect on and appreciate the languages, cultural traditions and customs that make the nation unique. This month, we are not just celebrating our traditions and histories, but also the essence of our communities, the language we speak, the beliefs we hold and the cultures we pass down to future generations.
Our Constitution, a beacon of hope and unity, provides us with the rights that protect and promote this diversity, which ensures that every South African can….continue reading this article HERE.
Ronald Lamola: {2024 – present} Ronald Ozzy Lamola (born 21 November 1983) is a South African lawyer and politician who is the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 22 May 2019 as a member of the African National Congress (ANC). He was Minister of Justice and Correctional Services from May 2019 to June 2024. He is a member of the ANC’s National Executive Committee and National Working Committee. Lamola had previously been involved in the African National Congress Youth League.
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A South African, an Australian and an Englishman are all having a drink
The Englishman and South African both drink from Pint Glasses, the Australian from a bottle.
The South African, upon draining his glass, drops in back down on the bar, pulls out a pistol, and shoots the glass.
\”In South Africa, there is so much sand that I never drink from the same glass twice!\”
The Australian, having drained his bottle, sets it down upon the bar and, upon seizing the South African\’s pistol, shoots his bottle.
\”In Australia, there is so much booze that I never drink from the same brand twice!\”
The Englishman, likewise having drained his glass, sets his glass upon the table, seizes the pistol the pistol from the Australian, and shoots the South African and the Australian, quite dead.
\”In England, there are so many of you bastards that I never drink with the same two twice!\”