Comrades, Sisters and Brothers,
On behalf of the Central Executive Committee and the 1.7 million members of the Congress of South African Trade Unions, I welcome you to South Africa, the land of struggle and sacrifice, the land of Nelson Mandela, Chris Hani, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and so many other giants of our people’s movement.
It is a honour for COSATU to welcome you to this Africa Global Union Forum together with UNI and our sister global union federations. We extend our revolutionary greetings to every delegate who has travelled from across our continent and the world. You are most welcome.
This gathering is not an ordinary meeting. It is part of the long chain…
Education Disparities: While access to education has improved, disparities remain,
particularly in rural areas and among marginalized communities.
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Fun South African Fact: Vilakazi Street in Soweto has been home to two Nobel Peace Prize winners. A tour through Soweto will always stop at Vilakazi Street to reveal a number of heritage sites of great importance to democratic South Africa. Both Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu lived here at some point in their lives. In 1984, Archbishop Desmond Tutu received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition for his non-violent fight against the apartheid regime. Nine years later in 1993, Nelson Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize with then-president F.W. de Klerk as an award for their role in bringing about the peaceful end of apartheid. Nelson Mandela then went on to become South Africa’s first democratically elected president in 1994.
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Bobotie – a spicy mince dish [buh-boor-tee] This delicious dish originated in Malay cooking and is made with spicy minced meat, baked in the oven with an egg custard topping. It is usually served with yellow rice and raisins.