NELSON MANDELA BAY NAFCOC YOUTH WISHES TATA MANDELA A HAPPY BIRTHDAY 18 July 2012
Today marks a significant and highly important day in the calendar of the country, continent and global village at large. On this day a hero, a revolutionary and an international icon was born. On this day 18 July, the world celebrates the birth of Nelson 'Rolihlahla' Mandela. As this region, we are particularly humbled and honored to be named after such a man. Throughout his life, tata Nelson has dedicated his life to the just cause of liberating his people (black majority) from the shackles and bondage of the evil and unjust apartheid system. He sacrificed close to three decades of his life imprisoned for fighting for a better South Africa. Today as this generation we are able to freely participate in activities that never existed before for a black man. Today we can express ourselves in education, policy formulation, entrepreneurship and economic participation without fear of intimidation of incarceration. Tata Mandela and his generation sacrificed their private lives, families and professions and joined the just cause of national liberation. Though we eventually achieved the freedom that Mandela fought for, legacies of the apartheid regime still confront us even today. The structure of the economy is still unbalanced and youth is faced with poverty, unemployment and the pandemic HIV\AIDS. As the chamber which is the recognized voice of black business, we pledge to stand on the shoulders of these giants and will continue fighting for the integration of blacks into the mainstream economy. We will curb the high levels of unemployment by assisting emerging entrepreneurs in breaking the shackles that hold them back and assist in creating a conducive environment that will allow them to unleash their full potential. We would like to stand on salute and answer in the affirmative to a challenge posed by Mandela himself when he said: “Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.” Yes we will fight poverty and under- development wherever they rear their ugly hear. With bravery, fearlessness and directed militancy, we pledge to be that generation. The generation that will shake the foundations of injustice. The generation that will be different. That special generation that will fight night and day in making sure that the voice of the youth is heard in all circles and not just heard but actually heeded. Just because we are young does not mean we are weak or fragile, just like tata Mandela, we are willing to go to lengths in making sure that the progressive ideals of NAFCOC of economic development among black business is a reality. As the youth in business, we wish Nelson Mandela,and the Mandela family a great day. We still look forward to drawing from that intellectual well of wisdom from tata Madiba and wish God can preserve him to see that they did not struggle for granted. Happy birthday tata We will always love and cherish you!!! Issued by: Luvuyo Ponase NAFCOC Youth NMB Regional Secretary 078 720 1471 Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
