September 2011, at the Sebokeng College of Education in Sedibeng

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Programme Director, last year we as the Sedibeng District Municipality committed ourselves through the theme: Together with our Communities-A final push towards reclaiming our Heritage. At the time, I made a commitment that a reputable service provider will be engaged to assist us in recording the rich history of Sedibeng. I am proud to say that the first installment of the book is at an advanced stage and it makes great reading, and part of my speech will be based in great detail on the said book. I hope that Cde Isabella Letlhake will take the time to bring this first version of the book to life by bringing in the much needed perspective to the narrative. WE hope that the freedom songs of the time as well as mood in some of the meetings will be covered. The book, which will soon be made available, is proudly titled: Asinamali: The Heroic story of the 3 rd September 1984. The year before last, on the occasion of the 25 th Anniversary of the 3 rd of September, we as Sedibeng District Municipality, committed ourselves to the theme: Our heroes-Our Legacy-Lest we forget. It is in line with the said two themes that we ave been digging deep into our rich history and heritage to tell the story of the Vaal, Sedibeng as we 2
have come to call it today, to show and indeed proclaim for the entire country and the world: Sedibeng is the Region of the brave. As part of this broad commitment to the history and heritage of Sedibeng, a few days ago I had the honour of laying a wreath on the grave of one of the great woman leaders of Sedibeng, Cde Elisabeth Letanta. She was part of the mobilizing for the 3 rd September Rally in 1984, also responsible for carrying the official ANC emblem into the country after being deployed by the President of the ANC at the time in 1985, Oliver Reginald Tambo. This year, as a continuation of that commitment, the theme is properly coined: Reclaiming our Heritage to consolidate governance in the Greater Vaal” What does this year theme tell us? What more needs to be done? How well can we do it? Perhaps I need to go into the impact of our rich heritage here in Sedibeng. In 1902, on the 31 st May a Peace Treaty was signed in Pretoria to signal the end of the Anglo-Boer War. The Peace Talks were held here in Vereeniging, which culminated in the signing in Pretoria. Eight years later, the Union of South Africa was formed, which proposed a Bill which ensured that the African majority are stripped of their right to 3
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