Speeches by Government Officials - 1997

This index is a listing of speeches delivered by government officials during 1997

  • 1 January NEW YEARS MESSAGE BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA
  • 31 January SPEECH GIVEN BY HOUSING MINISTER SANKIE MTHEMBI-MAHANYELE AT THE PPC CEMENT GRADUATION CEREMONY HELD AT BELA BELA, WARMBATHS
  • 31 January SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAST MEETING OF THE SENATE
  • 3 February SPEECH BY PRES MANDELA AT WORLD AIDS FORUM
  • 4 February ADDRESS BY PREMIER MOLEFE AT EXTRAORDINARY SITTING
  • 7 February PRESIDENT MANDELA'S ADDRESS TO OPENING OF PARLIAMENT
  • 10 February MEDIA ADDRESS BY MR LPHM MTSHALI, MINISTER OF ARTS, CULTURE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING WEEK, 10 FEBRUARY 1997
  • 10 February CURRENT INITIATIVES in THE MINERAL AND ENERGY AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO
  • 10 February MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS, MINISTER JEFF RADEBE: PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING WEEK, 10 JANUARY 1997
  • 10 February MINISTRY OF EDUCATION: PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING WEEK: AGENDA 97, 10 FEBRUARY 1997
  • 11 February ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE MlNISTER FOR PUBLIC ENTERPRISES, MS STELLA SIGCAU AT THE PARLIAMENTARY MEDlA BRIEFING WEEK, 11 FEBRUARY 1997
  • 11 February MINISTER JAY NAIDOO: BRIEFING ON DELIVERY ACHIEVEMENTS OF POSTS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCASTING, AT THE PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING WEEK, 11 February 1997
  • 11 February BACKGROUND DOCUMENT DELIVERED BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AT THE PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING WEEK : SOUTH AFRICA'S NEW PLACE IN THE WORLD, 11 FEBRUARY 1997
  • 11 February OPENING REMARKS BY PROF KADER ASMAL, MP, MINISTER OF WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY, AT THE PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING WEEK, 11 FEBRUARY 1997
  • 11 February PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SPORT AND RECREATION, 11 FEBRUARY 1997
  • 12 February PRESEDENT MANDELA'S CLOSING ADDRESS DEBATE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION
  • 13 February MANDELA MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF AHI
  • 13 February MANDELA SPEECH AT THE DAMELIN BUSINESS COLLEGE
  • 13 February ADJUSTMENTS APPROPRIATION BILL PRESENTATION SPEECH BY THE MINISTER OF FINANCE
  • 13 February MINISTRY OF HOUSING: PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING WEEK
  • 13 February MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS, DR MG BUTHELEZI: PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING: 13 FEBRUARY 1997
  • 13 February MINISTRY OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES: PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING, 13 FEBRUARY 1997
  • 13 February STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER FOR WELFARE AND POPULATION DEVELOPMENT, MS GERALDINE FRASER-MOLEKETI, AT THE PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING WEEK, 13 FEBRUARY 1997
  • 13 February DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY: DOCUMENT PRESENTED AT THE PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING WEEK, 13 FEBRUARY 1997
  • 13 February DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE THE FIRST 1000 DAYS (MAY 1994 - JANUARY 1997): MEDIA BRIEFING PRESENTED BY DR A M OMAR MP, MINISTER OF JUSTICE, 13 FEBRUARY 1997
  • 14 February MEDIA RELEASE BY THE MINISTER OF HEALTH, DR NCD ZUMA, AT THE PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING WEEK: 1997 HEALTH STRATEGY, 14 FEBRUARY 1997
  • 14 February SPEECH BY DR ZOLA SKWEYIYA, MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION AT THE PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING WEEK 14 FEBRUARY 1997
  • 14 February BRIEFING BY THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE, THE Hon MR J MODISE, PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING, 14 FEBRUARY 1997
  • 14 February DR Z PALLO JORDAN, MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM, PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING WEEK, 14 FEBRUARY 1997
  • 18 February Address delivered by the Minister of Finance, Mr Trevor Manuel, at the Societe Generale Frankel Pollak 20th Annual Investment Conference
  • 20 February NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR LEARNING & TEACHING
  • 21 February SEXWALE'S ADDRESS ON THE OPENING OF LEGISLATURE
  • 24 February MANDELA SPEECH IN STELLENBOSCH
  • 25 February MANDELA SPEECH AT BANQUET
  • 27 February MANDELA SPEECH ON PRESENTATION OF NATIONAL ORDERS
  • 27 February PREMIER PHOSA ADDRESS AT THE OPENING OF GREENWAY WOODS
  • 1 March MANDELA SPEECH AT THE STATE BANQUET HOSTED BY RAMOS
  • 2 March SPEECH BY MANDELA AT CONFERMENT OF DEGREE
  • 4 March MANDELA'S SPEECH AT STATE BANQUET IN HIS HONOUR
  • 5 March MANDELA'S SPEECH AT BANQUET HOSTED BY ONG TENG CHEONG
  • 6 March MANDELA'S ADDRESS: THE SINGAPORE LECTURE
  • 7 March SPEECH BY PRESIDENT MANDELA AT STATE BANQUET
  • 7 March MANDELA: AT THE MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY
  • 8 March MANDELA'S ADDRESS AT MALAYSIA FORUM
  • 8 March PRES MANDELA AT THE SA MALAYSIA BUSINESS LAUNCH
  • 12 March 1997 BUDGET SPEECH
  • 12 March SPEECH BY NW PREMIER POPO MOLEFE AT LAUNCH OF THE IDT
  • 18 March SPEECH BY MR JABU MOLEKETI, GAUTENG APPROPRIATION BILL 1997/8
  • 18 March SPEECH BY MR JABU MOLEKETI, MEC: FINANCE & ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
  • 22 March ADDRESS BY THE SPEAKER OF THE GAUTENG LEGISLATURE
  • 24 March PROF SIBUSISON BENGU AT THE LAUNCH OF CURRICULUM 2005
  • 26 March ADDRESS BY PRESMANDELA AT 25th BANGLADESH ANNIVERSARY
  • 26 March PRES MANDELA'S SPEECH AT BANGLADESH BANQUET
  • 26 March MINISTER OF LABOUR TITO MBOWENI'S BUDGET SPEECH
  • 27 March MANDELA SPEECH AT A BANQUET HOSTED IN DELHI
  • 28 March SPEECH BY MANDELA AT THE PRESENTATION OF LITERARY AWARD
  • 28 March ADDRESS BY MANDELA AT CIVIC RECEPTION AT THE RED FORT
  • 28 March ADDRESS BY MANDELA AT A DINNER HOSTED - CII
  • 3 April PREPARING FOR A SKILLS REVOLUTION
  • 3 April MINISTER JORDAN ADDRESS TO TOURVEST
  • 5 April MANDELA SPEECH AT THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF SA NAVY
  • 15 April OPENING ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA IN THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET DEBATE IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
  • 16 April PRESIDENT MANDELA'S CLOSING ADDRESS IN PRESIDENT'S BUDGET VOTE
  • 16 April CLOSING ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT MANDELA IN THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET VOTE IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
  • 17 April SPEECH BY TITO MBOWENI ON BASIC CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BILL
  • 18 April MANDELA AT INAUGURATION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
  • 18 April SPEECH BY MINISTER F S MUFAMADI ON THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BUDGET VOTES
  • 22 April PALLO JORDAN'S OPENING REMARKS ON BUDGET DEBATE ON TOURISM
  • 23 April SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE FOOD FOR LIFE FESTIVAL FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE RAINBOW NATION
  • 24 April SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE LAUNCH OF THE KWAZULU/NATAL AGRICULTURAL UNION
  • 25 April ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA ON RECEIVING THE FREEDOM OF PIETERMARITZBURG
  • 25 April SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE CONFERRAL OF THE FREEDOM OF PIETERMARITZBURG ON MAHATMA GANDHI
  • 27 April ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE SA FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATIONS
  • 1 May SPEECH BY PRESIDENT MANDELA TO A MAY DAY RALLY
  • 6 May NOTES FOR A SPEECH BY MANDELA "NEW DIRECTIONS FOR SADC"
  • 11 May MOLEFE'S SPEECH AT SA PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION
  • 13 May ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND TO THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA IN CAPE TOWN 13 MAY 1997
  • 17 May ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT ON RECEIVING FREEDOM OF BFN
  • 19 May MANDELA ADDRESS TO THE PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE
  • 19 May TITO MBOWENI'S SPEECH ON LABOUR BUDGET VOTE
  • 20 May MANDELA AT PUBLIC RALLY IN MASVINGO
  • 21 May SPEECH BY PRESIDENT MANDELA AT BREAKFAST MEETING WITH BUSINESS AND MEDIA
  • 21 May ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
  • 23 May SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE BARAGWANATH HEARING AID PROJECT,
  • 27 May ADDRESS BY PRES MUSEVENI TO SA PARLIAMENT
  • 27 May MANDELA SPEECH AT MUSEVENI STATE BANQUET
  • 30 May MANDELA SPEECH ON OPENING OF TABLE BAY HOTEL
  • 5 June MBOWENI STATEMENT ON THE CCMA ANNUAL REPORT
  • 10 June SPEECH OF DEPUTY PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI, AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, DURING THE DEBATE ON BUDGET VOTE NO 2
  • 11 June TOESPRAAK DEUR PRESIDENT MANDELA BY AANDETE BY RAU
  • 13 June MAKING GLOBALISATION WORK FOR US ALL
  • 15 June MANDELA SPEECH AT INTERNATIONAL PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
  • 21 June SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE LEPHATSOANA II TRUST OPEN DAY
  • 25 June MANDELA SPEECH AT THE INTERNATIONAL FAIR PLAY AWARDS
  • 25 June MANDELA NOTES ON MEETING WITH DEFENCE COMMAND CADRE
  • 26 June THE FREEDOM OF BOKSBURG
  • 1 July SPEECH BY THE MINISTER OF FINANCE, MR TREVOR MANUEL, AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMBER OF BUSINESS ANNUAL BANQUET, GALLAGHER ESTATE, 1 JULY 1997
  • 11 July MANDELA SPEECH ON RECEIVING FREEDOM OF OXFORD
  • 11 July PRES MANDELA WELCOMED BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY
  • 11 July MANDELA LECTURE AT OXFORD CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES
  • 14 July MANDELA SPEECH AT STATE BANQUET IN JAKARTA
  • 15 July MANDELA SPEECH AT LUNCH HOSTED BY KADIN
  • 16 July MANDELA SPEECH AT STATE DINNER IN BANGKOK
  • 17 July SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT A LUNCH HOSTED BY THE THAI BOARD OF TRADE, THAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SOUTH AFRICAN THAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Bangkok, 17 July 1997
  • 24 July SPEECH BY THABO MBEKI AT THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
  • 8 August WOMEN'S DAY SPEECH BY GILL MARCUS
  • 8 August MANDELA'S SPEECH AT OPENING OF ICC
  • 15 August SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT SPORTS AWARDS
  • 20 August MANDELA ADDRESS AT ANNIVERSARY OF INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE
  • 22 August MANDELA SPEECH AT LAUNCH OF LUBOMBO SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
  • 31 August SPEECH BY DUMISANI MAKHAYE DURING VISIT TO INTSHANGA
  • 2 September ADDRESS BY MANDELA TO SWISS-SA ASSOCIATION
  • 3 September SPEECH AT DINNER HOSTED BY SWISS PRESIDENT
  • 5 September PRES MANDELA'S OLYMPIC BID PRESENTATION
  • 8 September MANDELA SPEAKING AT OFFICIAL OPENING OF SADC SUMMIT
  • 8 September MANDELA ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL CLOSING SADC
  • 8 September PROF KADER ASMAL, MP, MINISTER OF WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY: NOTES FOR SACS MEDIA BRIEFING, AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTIONAL ARMS CONTROL COMMITTEE, (NACC)
  • 9 September STATEMENT BY PROF SME BENGU, MINISTER OF EDUCATION AT THE PARLIAMENTARY PRESS BRIEFING 9 SEPTEMBER 1997
  • 9 September SPEECH BY DR ZST SKWEYIYA, MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION, AT THE PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING WEEK,
  • 9 September MEDIA STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY, MR SYDNEY MUFAMADI SEPTEMBER 09, 1997, PRETORIA
  • 9 September MEDIA BRIEFING BY DR Z PALLO JORDAN, MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM,
  • 10 September MEDIA BRIEFING BY THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR MANGOSUTHU G BUTHELEZI,
  • 12 September TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF STEVE BIKO'S DEATH
  • 12 September FOREIGN AFFAIRS PARLIAMENTARY MEDIA BRIEFING:
  • 12 September STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER FOR WELFARE AND POPULATION DEVELOPMENT, MS GERALDINE FRASER-MOLEKETI: PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING WEEK,
  • 19 September PRESIDENT MANDELA AWARDED AN HONORARY DOCTORATE
  • 20 September MANDELA SPEECH ON OPENING OF 350TH CLINIC
  • 20 September MANDELA GRADUATION ADDRESS
  • 22 September MINISTER NZO ADDRESS TO UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  • 23 September TOESPRAAK DEUR PRESIDENT MANDELA BY SINODE-SITTING
  • 24 September ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT MANDELA ON HERITAGE DAY
  • 25 September Minister Nzo's statement to the Non-Aligned Movement Ministerial Meeting,
  • 26 September SPEECH BY PRES MANDELA AT LAUNCH OF NEW BLUE TRAIN
  • 27 September NOTES FOR MANDELA'S SPEECH AT WORCESTER STATION
  • 27 September SPEECH NOTES BY PRES MANDELA ON BLUE TRAIN TRIP
  • 30 September MANDELA SPEECH AT OFFICIAL INAUGURATION OF SCHOOL
  • 2 October PRESIDENT MANDELA'S SPEECH - OPENING OF THE REDEVELOPED PARK STATION
  • 6 October NZO SPEECH AT UNVEILING OF BUST OF NEHRU
  • 7 October MANDELA'S SPEECH AT BANQUET FOR INDIAN PRIME MINISTER
  • 14 October MANDELA ON RECEIVING CITATION
  • 17 October SPEECH BY PRES MANDELA AT BANQUET OF JULIUS NYERERE
  • 18 October SPEECH BY PRESIDENT MANDELA AT SIFIKILE VILLAGE
  • 18 October PRES MANDELA'S SPEECH NOTES AT BLESKOP STADIUM
  • 21 October PRESIDENT MANDELA AWARDED THE COLLAR OF THE NILE
  • 22 October PRES MANDELA AWARDED THE COLLAR OF THE NILE
  • 22 October MANDELA SPEECH AT BANQUET HOSTED BY COLONEL QADHAFI
  • 27 October MANDELA RECEIVING THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH
  • 31 October SPEECH BY MANDELA AT THE CORONATION OF KING LETSIE III
  • 1 November MANDELA - PEACE AWARD TO THE NATION OF MOZAMBIQUE
  • 4 November MANDELA SPEECH AT PRINCE CHARLES STATE BANQUET
  • 5 November MANDELA SPEECH AT NATIONAL CONF ON SMALL BUSINESS
  • 6 November THE APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF RABBI HARRIS
  • 7 November SPEECH BY MANDELA AT THE E CAPE INVESTORS CONFERENCE
  • 11 November THE FIFTH SESSION OF WORLD COMMISSION ON THE OCEANS
  • 18 November SPEECH AT THE INAUGURATION OF DEFENCE LIAISON COUNCIL
  • 20 November PRES MANDELA'S SPEECH IN HONOUR OF PRES SOEHARTO
  • 21 November MANDELA ADDRESS AT DBSA
  • 21 November MANDELA ADDRESS TO FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION
  • 22 November ADDRESS BY MANDELA AT THE NATIONAL MEN'S MARCH
  • 24 November MANDELA SPEECH AT EDUCATION AWARDS
  • 27 November MANDELA ADDRESS ON RECEIVING FREEDOM OF CAPE TOWN
  • 27 November MANDELA SPEECH AT LAUNCH OF BOOK MADIBA RAINBOW MAN
  • 2 December PRES MANDELA AT SWITCH-ON OF SOSHANGUVE ELECTRICITY
  • 4 December ONTVANGS VAN 'N ERE-GRAAD DEUR PRESIDENT MANDELA
  • 4 December MANDELA AT THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY
  • 5 December MANDELA AT OPEN OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS
  • 5 December MUFAMADI: OPENING REMARKS AT SAPS TRAINING COLLEGE
  • 11 December LAST SPEECH BY TOKYO SEXWALE TO GAUTENG LEGISLATURE
  • 12 December RESPONSE OF DR MOTSHEKGA TO THE ADDRESS BY SEXWALE
  • 30 December NZO SPEECH AT BANQUET
  • 31 December NEW YEAR MESSAGE BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA
  • 2 December SPEECH BY MINISTER MANUEL AT THE LAUNCH OF THE MEDIUM TERM BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT 1997

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