Sbu ndebele biography of christopher
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Address by the Minister, Mr. Sibusiso Ndebele, MP National Book Week St. Albans Correctional Centre, Port Elizabeth
Programme Director
MECs, Councillors
Chief Operating Officer: Ms Nontsikelelo Jolingana
Eastern Cape Regional Commissioner: Mr N. Breakfast
Chief Deputy Commissioners, Regional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners Other Members of the Correctional Services Family
Our Partners: The Department of Arts & Culture and the South African Book Development Council
Members of the Media
Distinguished Guests
Reading statistics reveal that only 14% of the South African population are active book readers, and a mere 5% of parents read to their children. National Book Week is an important initiative in encouraging the nation to value reading as a fun, and pleasurable, activity, and to showcase how reading can easily be incorporated into one’s daily lifestyle. This year we commemorate our literary heritage, during National Book Week from 2 to 7 September, u
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I was born on Sunday July 4, in Johannesburg at Coronation Hospital. My mother, Regina Makhosazana Ndebele, uMaTshabangu, was a sjuksköterska there. John Mohohlo Street, Western Native Township was my home where I became the third child and first son inmy family. We lived not that far from Coronation Hospital. It could have been as long as it took us to walk to Christ the King Anglican Church in Sophiatown. A busy main road and a tramline that ran parallel separated us from our more famous township neighbour.
My father, Nimrod Njabulo Ndebele, taught Arithmetic and isiZulu at the prestigious Madibane High School at Western Native Township. By many accounts, he was an outstanding teacher. On the many occasions that I met Archbishop Desmond Tutu, he would say to people: “his father was my teacher: an outstanding teacher!” On another occasion he wrote: “Your dad was a superb teacher. He taught me arithmetic in forms 1 to 3 and then Zulu in Matric. He held our attention wonderfully and tha
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Speech by the Minister of Transport Sbu Ndebele and Chancellor of the University of Zululand at the University graduation day
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Zululand, Professor Fikile NM Mazibuko
Professor Chris de Beer; the Administrator Council Members of the University Executive Management
Executive Deans of Faculties
Members of the University Senate; Members of the Institutional Forum
Members of Convocation
Government representatives present here today; our business partners
Members of academic and support staff
Members of the Students’ Representative Council;
Union representatives
Graduands
Parents
Members of the local community (particularly the Mkhwanazi Tribal Authority)
Distinguished guests
Ladies and gentlemen,
In my capacity as Chancellor, it gives me great pleasure to be part of the graduation ceremonies.
Having held its first graduation ceremony in , this is a historic moment in the University of Zululand as the institution has been in existence for half a