South Africa's new President takes office
posted by Paul
"I will be faithful to the Republic of South Africa, and will obey, observe, uphold and maintain the Constitution and all other law of the Republic..."
These were the words spoken by our country's new President, Kgalema Motlanthe, during the swearing-in ceremony this morning at De Tuynhuys (the office of the President).
The next year will be a tough ride for the new President as the country heads towards elections in 2009. I think it's going to be an interesting year in South African politics - I can't wait. :)
On a slightly different note, relief spread across the country this afternoon as our beloved Finance Minister, Trevor Manuel, was re-elected to serve under President Motlanthe. Welcome back, Trevor! :)
Thanks to wikidnickers for capturing the proceedings in Parliament this morning on her cellphone camera. You rock!
2 Comments:
I for one, haven`t felt this positive about the country in quite a long time.
Our new president has said and done more in an afternoon than the previous president did in 8 years.
Ps. Sorry, didn`t want to become too political but I`m just so happy that beetroot and garlic will no longer be seen as medicines in the presidency.
Thanks for this photo. It's something we wouldn't see this far north. We hear the news of course, but no great pictures!
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