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        <description><![CDATA[Polity has an archive that can easily be accessed to find speeches made by South African politicians. Search for speeches by year or topic.]]></description>
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            <title>SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South African President, at the fourth session of the South ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[We meet, Dear Brother, in the aftermath of the tragedy on Lake Kariba, where the capsizing of a ferry claimed close to a hundred lives. Our heartfelt condolences go to you, the people of Zimbabwe and to the bereaved families.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africa's President, at the launch Phase 3 of the ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This partnership was born at a moment of crisis. Since then, it has become an instrument of inclusive growth and economic transformation. This partnership has gone through a number of distinct but interlinked and interelated phases.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>SA: Narend Singh: Address by Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, for ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As developing nations, BRICS countries possess a wealth of knowledge, innovation, experience and practical solutions that can contribute significantly to global efforts to address environmental degradation, biodiversity loss and climate change. Through solidarity, cooperation and collective action, we are advancing sustainable development, while ensuring that no one is left behind.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
            <category>Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries</category>
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            <title>SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Welcome address by President Cyril Ramaphosa to the 46th Ordinary Summit ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Programme Director,  Your Majesties,  Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government,  Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Executive Secretary of SADC, Mr Elias Magosi,  Honourable Ministers,  Ambassadors and High Commissioners,  Heads of Delegation,  Distinguished Guests,  Ladies and Gentlemen,  Sanibonani. Good morning. On behalf of the Government and the people of South Africa, I extend a warm welcome to you all. ]]></description>
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            <title>SA: Khumbudzo Ntshavheni: Address by Minister in The Presidency, the Public Lecture by ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[SADC is not simply an institutional arrangement between governments. At its heart, SADC is about people. It is about the young person in Lusaka, Maputo, Gaborone, Harare, Maseru, Mbabane, Windhoek, Luanda, Antananarivo, Lilongwe, Kinshasa, Victoria, Moroni, Dar es Salaam or here in Durban who wants access to education, decent work, affordable energy, reliable connectivity and the opportunity to build a better future.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <title>SA: Thamsanqa Ntuli: Address by KZN Premier, during the SADC public lecture, UKZN (14/08/2026)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To all summit delegates. You have landed on the soil of a king who united nations. Shaka kaSenzangakhona built one people from many. He forged unity through vision, through discipline, through purpose. That same spirit of unity brings us together today.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[One hundred and twenty years ago, a young man who was born and raised in these hills stood before an audience at Columbia University in New York to deliver an oration that would resonate across the ages. In his speech, ‘The Regeneration of Africa’, Pixley ka Isaka Seme presented a vision of a continent freed from the shackles of colonial bondage and alive with human possibility.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The world is undergoing significant transformation. Great power competition is intensifying. Advanced economies are turning inward. Events beyond our region affect food and energy security as well as jobs and livelihoods. Pandemics and climate disasters are a recurring threat.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[So, it was only fitting that we come to officially launch Tourism Month (September) here in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Southern Africa is not 16 separate tourism destinations. We are a region of many nations, many cultures and many experiences connected by history, geography, family, trade and increasingly, by travel.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Our task is to ensure that this investment does more than build infrastructure. It must rebuild South African industry.]]></description>
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