Ministers Speeches

Let me start with an issue that has dominated headlines over the past few weeks – the so-called “yellow-card blunder” that threatened to derail Bafana Bafana’s World Cup qualification campaign.

Good morning to you all, and welcome to the warm shores of KwaZulu-Natal – a province where the heartbeat of Africa meets the open waters of the Indian Ocean. Here, history and hope walk side by side. The hills, the people, the rhythms – they remind us that culture lives and breathes all around us. 

House Chairperson

Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Hon Peace Mabe

Ministers and other Deputy Ministers here present

Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee of Sport, Arts and Culture Hon Joseph McGluwa

Honourable Members

Chairpersons and Chief Executives of Public Entities

Today we honour and pay tribute to the valiant and fearless young people who stood at the forefront of the liberation struggle on June 16, 1976. Regardless of their youthful stature, the youth of 1976 stood strong in the face of the oppressive system of the apartheid regime. They faced death with unwavering determination, fuelled by a vision of equal rights and a more just society.

It is a great please for me to welcome you all to the G20 2025 under the South Africa Presidency, but also more specifically to the 1st Cultural Working Group (CWG).   

As I start, I’d like to tell you about the power of what sport, arts and culture represent.