Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa,
Ministers and Deputy Ministers,
Premier of Free State, Ms Sisi Ntombela,
Acting Executive Mayor of Mangaung, Cllr Lebohang Masoetsa,
MECs and members of the Provincial Legislature,
Traditional leaders in our midst,
Representatives of various political formations,
Civil society representatives,
Members of the media,
Fellow South Africans
 
Dumelang. Sanibonani. Molweni. Lotjhani. Ndi masiari. Goeie dag. Good afternoon.
 
I want to especially greet the people of the Free State who have welcomed us so warmly to their province.
 
It was right here in the Free State that many struggles were waged against colonial rule and later the apartheid regime.

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