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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 Africa's President, at the Sustainable Infrastructure ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[At the centre of discussion at the Summit was the work we must collectively undertake to further integrate the economies of our region. Infrastructure is fundamental to the integration of our Southern African region and the African continent.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
            <category>Presidency</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>SA: Velenkosini Hlabisa: Address by Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The  infrastructure  challenges and opportunities  facing our cities  and municipalities require government, businesses, investors, development finance institutions, technical experts, and communities to work together around a common objective: building infrastructure that enables sustainable economic growth and improves the lives of our people.

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            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
            <category>Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs</category>
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            <title>SA: Dean Macpherson: Address by Minister of Public Works &amp; Infrastructure, outlines ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This year’s theme is “Shaping the Future of Municipal Infrastructure”.

It reflects our focus on improving infrastructure delivery where South Africans and businesses experience the state most directly: at the local level. SIDSSA is now the second most important summit in South Africa after the South African Investment Conference.]]></description>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
            <category>Public Works</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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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>
            <category>Presidency</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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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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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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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>
            <author>Thabi  Shomolekae</author>
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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>
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