>> Nou wat wil jy hê hulle moet doen Gloudina, toyi toyi dalk?
>> Pop ( wat nie in glo in n vakansiedag vir elke cause nie).
> Ek dink tog nie so nie Gloudina, dit hang af in watter kringe
> jy beweeg. Nie een van my vriende of familie
> het iets anders as respek vir mense van n ander ras nie.
Gloudina
Nou, wat moet ek dink as "Pop" self die bostaande opmerking
maak oor die toyi toyi - duidelik 'n smalende opmerking. Ek was
werklik geskok toe ek daardie opmerking van jou lees. Wanneer
sien ek weer een slag dat jy mense oor die vingers tik oor
duidelike rasssistiese poste - soos Annette se sogenaamde WAT
lys, wat smalend probeer praat oor hoe swart mense Engels praat.
Ek is sat van hierdie soort hooghartigheid. Wie dink sy is sy? Ek
daag jou uit om sulke gedrag goed te praat.
Wouter
Gloudina my skat, ek dink jy lees te veel hierin.
Draaksteek met dinge soos die vakbondvastrap (toyi-toyi) of swart
uitsprake is al amper net so aanvaarbaar soos om met blanke uitsprake
of boeremusiek te spot. Dit verskyn vry algemeen in die kwaliteit
Engelse media en word lank nie meer as taboe beskou nie.
It is part and parcel of the (new) South African way.
Op die regte tyd en plek, natuurlik.
Een van die mooi stories is die buitelandse toeris wat in SAA se
eersteklas tydens sy aandete 'n swart lugwaardin vir "black pepper" vra.
Toe bring sy vir hom The Sowetan ('n koerant met hoofsaaklik swart lesers).
Max skryf dat in Nederland die kinders nie geneuk kan word nie, maar op die
kont geskop word.
Gelukkig weet ons mense hier waar die kont sit en sal nie so iets wreeds aan
die tere bloedjies doen nie.
Miskien moet Max probeer om die mense daar te wys dat hulle anatomies
dwaal:)))
Annette
Die AWB (Alles Wil Bliksem) is glo besig om die staatsgeboue met 'hang
gliders' aan te val.
Die hele stad is glo in rep en boer
want almal wil glo sien hoe ET se onderbroek
so ver uit die tronk uit kan rek.
En hierdie hele spul IS 'n lekker liegstorie
so uit my eie duim gesuig
Thsy oppie Bos
Vouter jou stoute bakouter
vaasplark die kwark
nou's almal
kwaad vir die touter
Thys oppie Bos
"xganon" skryf in boodskap news:a122e80ba62da48eb776454cb2da2f27@xganon.com...
> Re: Message-ID:
> Message-ID:
> plaa...@hotmail.com
>
> As our poofter/bounder Vouter Plaasvark merrily continues
> to spam multiple newsgroups with OT posts originating at
> mweb.co.za, he drippled over SCU, SCJ, SCP with the
> following spew and I quote;
>
>> Palldin (my typo)
>
>> Yeah mate. At least I can spell my own name
>> Wouter
>
> And this is your one, singular, accomplishment? Figures.
> You forgot the period at the end of your
>
My meisiekind is gekeur om Desember Januarie as uitruilstudent na Duitsland
te gaan. Sy is tans in St. 9.
Van watter moets en moenies moet sy weet. Sy bly by 'n gesin en gaan so 'n
week of wat saam na die hoërskole in die omgewing. Wat beskou die Duitsers
as onbeskof / slegte maniere?
Ek het hierdie berig uit die burger gekry, wat dink julle, soek die VSA net
'n verskoning vir oorlog, want volgens die berig, al word Bin Laden
uitgelewer sal Amerika nogsteeds moontlike aanvalle loods.
Groete
Spook
Avert misunderstanding by calm, poise, and balance.
____________________________________________________________ _______
VSA en vennote beraam strategie
PIERRE STEYN
WASHINGTON. - Amerika sal nie sy beplande vergeldingsaanvalle op terroriste
laat vaar nie, al sou die Taliban vandag in Afganistan besluit om Osama bin
Laden aan die Amerikaners uit te lewer.
Die Taliban het 'n Moslemraad byeengeroep om die Amerikaanse eise te
oorweeg, maar daar is nie veel hoop dat hulle Bin Laden sal uitle wer nie.
Afganistan se minister van inligting, mnr. Koedtroetallah Jamal, het gesê sy
land sal hom nie by enigeen skaar wat vir die aanval verantwoordelik was
nie - "nóg Osama bin Laden nóg iemand anders".
Duisende Afgane vlug steeds na Pakistan voor 'n moontlike aanval. Hulle word
in haglike omstandighede in vlugtelingekampe gehuisves.
Pakistan se leier, genl. Pervez Musharraf, het gesê hy sal die volk vandag
oor televisie toespreek in die lig van die opbouende spanning in die streek
en vrese oor 'n moontlike aanval op die buurland Afganistan.
Die Saoedi-Arabiese multimiljoenêr Bin Laden, wat die afgelope drie jaar in
Afganistan skuil, word van verlede week se lugaanvalle op die World Trade
Center in New York en die Pentagon in Washington verdink.
Intussen het wêreldleiers in Amerika se hoofstad begin aankom om die land se
oorlog teen terrorisme, en hul eie lande se rol daarin, met pres. George W.
Bush te bespreek.
Mnr. Donald Rumsfeld, Amerika se minister van verdediging, het in die
Pentagon gesê die uitlewering van Bin Laden sal die eerste stap wees.
Maar die probleem van terrorisme is veel groter as net een mens, het hy
gesê.
Die terreurnetwerk Al-Qa'eda onder Bin Laden se leiding het selle in meer as
50 lande, waaronder Amerika. Rumsfeld het Amerikaners gewaarsku dat nog
terroriste-aanvalle in Amerika verwag kan word.
Die beste verdedigingstaktiek teen terrorisme is om aan te val, het hy gesê.
"Ons sal die moeras moet dreineer waarin hulle floreer."
Die Pentagon het die laaste paar dae geen inligting oor die mobilisering van
sy militêre magte, spesifiek sy spesiale magte, bekend gemaak nie.
Rumsfeld het gesê die Amerikaners sal nie bewyse van Bin Laden se
betrokkenheid by die aanvalle aan frontliniestate om Afganistan bekend maak
nie.
Hy wou hom nie uitlaat oor of Amerika al vasgestel het of spesifieke lande
die terroriste ondersteun het nie. Bush het ná die aanvalle bekend gemaak
dat lande wat 'n veilige hawe aan terroriste bied, nie gespaar sal word nie.
Op Wall Street het die markte ná eergister se skerp dalings gestabiliseer;
iets wat hier deur markontleders as die "stilte ná die storm" bestempel is.
Die kongres en die Bush-administrasie oorweeg veral hoe hulle Amerikaanse
lugdienste van bankrotskap kan red.
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* After South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994, a Government of
National Unity (GNU) was formed.
* Government agreed that prior to the 1994 elections, there were important
historical days that the apartheid government did not recognise.
* These days were "unofficially" commemorated but not part of calendar of
public holidays.
* Cabinet decided that there should be a day (24 September) on which South
Africans commemorate their heritage.
* The Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology (DACST), as the
custodian of South Africa's culture, was given the responsibility to plan
and manage events for Heritage Day at national level annually.
* The first Heritage Day commemoration took place on 24 September 1995.
* Although South Africans have diverse cultures, elements of national unity,
nation building, reconciliation and national patriotism should be
emphasised.
* The ideal is to preserve, exhibit and promote our diverse but connected
cultures.
* Heritage Day should encourage the youth, in particular, to embrace South
Africa's common heritage.
* MINMEC decided that the theme for Heritage Day 2001 should be Celebrating
National Symbols.
* MINMEC declared the week of 17-24 September 2001 as National Symbols Week.
* The rationale behind this theme is that most South Africans do not
understand the role of national symbols in nation building.
* The symbols to be emphasised are: Anthem, Flag and Coat of arms
* Government also realises that since South Africa became a democratic
country, there have not been enough efforts to educate the public about the
importance of national symbols.
* Our national symbols do not receive the dignified respect they deserve.
* It is often due to lack of information than disrespect that the majority
of South Africans do not observe the national symbols.
* Consequently, places such as museums and monuments, even those established
recently under the democratic government, still do not enjoy patronage by
all sections of the society.
* Museums and monuments are still generally alien to the ordinary South
Africans.
* Government is also aware that national symbols can play an important role
towards reconciliation and patriotism if programmes to popularise the nation
are introduced.
* The performance/singing of the national anthem by ordinary members of the
public is still characterised by racial patterns.
* This divisive situation does not augur well for our democracy and needs to
be changed.
* It is also necessary that government popularise the new coat of arms and
make it the trademark of South Africa.
* Government acknowledges that it needs to do more to popularise the
national symbols and therefore it would be inaccurate to conclude that all
of these negative patterns are manifestations of non-patriotism and
defiance.
OBJECTIVES OF HERITAGE DAY 2001
* Promote the Heritage theme of Celebrating National Symbols
* Encourage the public to fight for unity, reconciliation, tolerance and
common heritage between cultural groups.
* Create awareness to the public that national symbols could play a unifying
role and instil a sense of patriotism among South Africans
* Mobilise the entire country across cultural and racial lines celebrate
Heritage Day as one nation
* Create awareness and educate the public about the national symbols and
their importance
* Position national symbols as metaphors of national pride and elements of
democracy
* Emphasise the importance of active participation by ordinary South
Africans to make democracy and social integration work for all.
THEME
* Celebrating national symbols
CELEBRATING OUR NATIONAL SYMBOLS
What are our National Symbols?
Our national symbols are those official visual and verbal marks that
identify us as a nation. National symbols are defined in terms of the
Constitution and are meant to promote reconciliation and nation building. In
the constitution it is stated that the Republic of South Africa is a
sovereign democratic state founded on the following values:
* Human dignity, the achievement of equality and advancement of human rights
and freedoms
* Non-racialism and non-sexism
* The supremacy of the constitution and the rule of law
* Universal adult suffrage, national common voters roll, regular election,
and a multiparty system of democratic government to ensure accountability,
responsiveness and openness.
These values are expressed in South Africa's:
* National Flag which we see as flying in the wind
* National Anthem which we hear being played on official occasions and which
is sung by us at schools and at sports events
* National Coat-of-Arms which we see on government buildings, documents,
vehicles, etc.
The National Flag
The new national Flag of the Republic of South Africa was taken into use on
27 April 1994. It was hoisted just after midnight as the new nation was
born. The design and colours of the flag are an outline of the principal
colours of South Africa's flag history, from the earliest times to the
present.
There are a few important rules to adhere to when using the national Flag:
* The flag should be treated with respect. It should not be allowed to drag
on the ground or have something paced on top of it.
* A flag is read like a book - from top to bottom and from left to right.
Therefore it should be displayed in the correct manner:
* When displayed horizontally, the hoist should be to the left of the
spectator and the red band uppermost. When the flag is flown upside down,
it is a sign that the country is in distress
* When displayed vertically against a wall, the red band should be on the
left of the spectator with the hoist uppermost
* When displayed next to or behind the speaker, it should be placed on the
speaker's right hand.
* When the National Flag is displayed with other flags, it should be:
* Hoisted first and lowered last
* On the spectators' left if displayed on crossed staffs and its staff must
be in front of the staff of the other flag
* On the marching right in a procession with another flag/s
* and on the right of a building when flown with national flags or other
countries (all same size and flown at equal height).
The National Anthem
Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,
Yizwa imithandazo yethu,
Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,
O fedise dintwa la matshwenyeho,
O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,
Setjhaba sa South Afrika - South Afrika.
Uit die blou van onse hemel,
Uit die diepte van ons see,
Oor ons ewige gebergtes,
Waar die kranse antwoord gee,
Sounds the call to come together,
And united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom,
In South Africa our land.
This is the official version of the national Anthem, combining Nkosi
Sikelel' iAfrika, Die Stem and The Call of South Africa. As with all our
National Symbols, the National Anthem should be treated with dignity and
respect when played or sung.
The national Coat of Arms
The role of a Coat of Arms
The national Coat of Arms, or State symbol, is the highest visual symbol of
the State. Take a minute to consider the important events in your life -
birth, marriage, death and school certificates, your passport - they are all
made official by the Coat of Arms. Your smallest coin has it on one of its
sides. When away from the country seeing this symbol on the embassy building
signals a home away from home. The Coat of Arms is also a central part of
the Great Seal, traditionally considered to be the highest symbol of the
State. Absolute power is given to every document with a mark of the Great
Seal on it, as this means that it has the support of the President of South
Africa.
A new Coat of Arms replaced one that has served South Africa since 17
September 1910. The change reflects Government's aim to highlight the
democratic change in South Africa and a new sense of nationalism.
Conclusion
Symbols have been used as an easy way of democratically empowering
especially those South Africans who have for so long been excluded from most
of the decision-making processes in this country. The symbols of political
parties were used in the 1994 election for easy identification on ballot
papers.
The three primary national symbols dealt with in this booklet represent this
new democracy and replace all previous equivalent symbols. Key values
underpinning these new symbols are reconciliation, unity in diversity and
nation building. Through these symbols every South African is encouraged,
mobilised, energised and inspired to own the process of taking this nation
from a divided past to a unified future.
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