Dear Editor
The ANC is celebrating freedom month in the context of remembering the selfless contributions made by our heroes and heroines in bringing about peace, freedom and democracy in our country.
April is the month that marks the death, killing, hanging and disappearance of some heroes and heroines of the struggle for freedom especially comrades Chris Hani, Solomon Kalushe Mahlangu, Oliver Reginald Tambo and many more. It is equally a month in which victory over apartheid colonialism was realised on 27 April 1994.
As a build up to the Freedom Day, 27 April 2013, the African National Congress Nelson Mandela Region will be remembering and acknowledging the contribution of comrade George Botha as one of the leaders who fought for freedom during a trying and testing period. Cde Botha’s commitment to the freedom struggle eventually led to him being killed by the apartheid security branch whilst in detention at Old Sanlam building in 1977.
The ANC Nelson Mandela Region will host the George Botha Memorial Lecture will be held on Wednesday, 24 April 2013, at 17h00 (5pm) at the George Botha Indoor Sports Centre in Ward 38. The lecture will be presented by Comrade Ronald Niegaardt and will be attended by ANC members, Alliance partners, Veterans, activists, businessmen, stakeholders and the public.
The ANC is very proud of Comrade George Botha. The ANC Ward 38 branch is named after him as well as the Indoor Sport Centre.
The ANC continues to be concerned with the state of crime and violence in the area, as well as service delivery challenges. Against this background, we are confident that the George Botha Memorial Lecture will provide the necessary motivation and reinforcement of the ideals of the struggle and motivate the local communities in terms of their development and progress in a democratic South Africa.
Mabhuti Dano
