Muchaviseki Xandla xa Xipikara, ANC yi tlangela lembe ra vu59 ra Tsalwa ra Ntshuxeko. Nakambe vandla ra ANC ri kombela vaakatiko leswaku va tlangela Tsalwa ra Ntshuxeko hi ti26 Khotavuxika tanihi xitsundzuxo xa malembe ya 59 ri ri kona. Vandla ra ANC ri teka Tsalwa ra Ntshuxeko tanihi pulani leyi yimelaka ntsakelo ni swilaveko swa vaakatiko va Afrika-Dzonga, naswona ri tlhela ri ri teka tanihi xivono lexi xi hambaneke na tipholisi ta xikhale ta xihlawuhlawu. (Translation of Xitsonga paragraph follows.)
[Mr X MABASA (ANC): Hon Deputy Speaker, the ANC is celebrating the 59th anniversary of the Freedom Charter. Furthermore, the ANC calls on the public to celebrate the Freedom Charter on 26 June in remembrance of the 59 years of its existence. The ANC takes the Freedom Charter as a blueprint that stands for the aspirations and the needs of the South African society and it further views it as a vision which differs from the former apartheid policies.]
The Freedom Charter was drawn up during the dark days of apartheid rule, in difficult times and conditions in the history of our country. It was not only formulated as the basic demand for human and political rights, it was also a document that spelled out the kind of society that was envisaged to replace apartheid, including ideals such as sharing the wealth of the country and adequate housing, education and health care for all.
Thus, the 59th anniversary of the Freedom Charter provides an adequate opportunity for all South Africans to celebrate and take pride in the achievement of the freedom that we are enjoying now as we continue our journey to build a united, nonracial, nonsexist, prosperous and democratic South Africa - a South Africa that belongs to all who live in it, black and white, united in diversity, as stipulated in the Freedom Charter.
The ANC believes ... Viva ANC! Viva Freedom Charter! [Time expired.] [Applause.]