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As we know people are in fact not fools. Theynotice things and one day they will explode, thisis what Archbishop Desmond Tutu said as he

addressed a packed hall, at the fourth annual DesmondTutu Ecumenical Lecture at the University of the West-ern Cape on Wednesday March 9.

Speaking on a range of topics, Archbishop Emeri-tus Tutu emphasised the country’s extraordinary jour-ney through the struggle; issues of concern; and howthe youth should be thankful for the battles that werefought for freedom.

Concerning the leadership of the country, the Arch-bishop Emeritus said there are things which raise con-cerns. It would have been better for President JacobZuma to have been pronounced innocent by a court oflaw; the government has nothing to fear from a judicialcommission inquiry into the arms deal, he said. Headded that it must raise eyebrows when (SchabirShaik) who was said to be at death’s door is shown play-ing golf and it is worrying when his close relationshipto the president is put in juxtaposition. Perhaps theGupta family would make all those lucrative deals andit is merely coincidental that the president’s son is a

beneficiary, he said. “It may all be above board, but it is worrisome,” said

Archbishop Tutu, “Our country with such tremendouspotential is going to be dragged backwards and down-wards by corruption which in some instances is quiteblatant.”

He recalled a time when he sat in his office atBishopscourt and received phone calls that the policewere on the UWC campus firing teargas canisters intothe student residences. He would often find the campusunder siege. He said the staff and students were coura-geous in facing riot police with vicious dogs. “A heavyprice has been paid for you to study in peaceful circum-stances. Please cherish it,” he said. He also asked stu-dents who are demonstrating now to not disruptclasses if others did not want to join their demonstra-tions. “My father used to say ‘don’t raise your voice,improve your argument’”, he said.

The Archbishop Emeritus said he is passionateabout his country and praised South Africans for host-ing a successful World Cup last year. Though he ques-tioned why we were not building decent homes for peo-ple when we had shown we could build state-of-the-artstadiums. “Why are we letting our towns and citiesdeteriorate with poor maintenance and services, espe-cially for the poor who are beginning to show theirimpatience and anger in nasty demonstrations?” heasked.

He spoke to his audience, who were hanging on hisevery word, about his bitter disapproval of racism,stressing that everyone was made in the image of God.He said sidelining people because of political affilia-tion is just as bad as judging people by the colour oftheir skin. “We must not make some of our people say‘under apartheid we were not white enough; now weare not black enough’. South Africa belongs to all wholive in it,” said Archbishop Tutu.

Archbishop Emeritus Tutu captivated his audiencewith his wise words, which was evident in the roaringstanding ovation he received.

The lecture titled, “The Musings of a Decrepit”, washis penultimate address before his retirement as theChancellor of UWC.

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We can choose moment by mo-ment whether we are going tofocus on what is not working, orwhether we are going to engageothers in a conversation of possi-bility, said Dr Louise van Rhynfrom Durbanville, the Founder ofSymphonia for South Africa, anNPO.

Symphonia for South Africa isresponsible for the launch of theDVD “South Africa: Alive withpossibility”. This DVD focuses onhow South Africans can create acountry filled with positivity andpossibility through changing theway they converse with eachother.

“The downward spiral con-versations in South Africa mustchange to conversations of possi-bility,” said Dr Van Rhyn.

Contributors to the DVD, Ben-jamin and Rosamund Zanderfrom America, not only speaksabout the country’s potential, but that South Africans needto actively change the waythey speak about their coun-try.

Mr Zander is the conductor ofthe Boston Philharmonic Orches-tra and a renowned speaker onleadership.

On the DVD he uses his know-ledge of conducting and coaching

musicians to express passion andcreativity. Mrs Zander is a the-rapist and coach in the fieldof leadership and relation-ships.

With their creative back-grounds they express their pas-sion for South Africa and tell thestory of possibility being withinreach by inspiring viewers to beagents of positive change.

This 20-minute DVD conveysthe message that every SouthAfrican, young and old, can makea difference by making a con-scious choice to speak and livepositively and in turn create apositive environment for growthand prosperity.

Dr Van Rhyn, who has a doc-torate in Organisational Change,explained that they hope the DVDwill be shown in classrooms,boardrooms, community centresand police stations.

They plan to sell the DVD tocorporate organisations that willfund the distribution of morecopies to NPOs and governmentinstitutions.

“We want to bring the mes-sage of transformation, throughpossibility thinking, to as manypeople as possible,” she said.

For more information anddetails contact Johleen van Dykon 021 913 3507 or emailjohleen@symphonia.net

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■ArchbishopDesmond Tutuaddresses themediamomentsbefore hisfourth annualDesmond TutuEcumenicalLecture atUWC.

‘Decrepit’s musings’warn of explosion in SA

DVD sends a message of positive change

■The van Rhyn family,who also features on the “South Africa:Alive withpossibility”DVD,from left are Helen,Lize,Louise and Gerrit van Rhyn.

Guitarist performsSouth African guitar player Dan Patlansky,together with drummer Andy Maritz and bassplayer Clint Falconer, will perform at Die Boer inDurbanville on Wednesday March 23 and Thurs-day March 24 and again on Friday April 1 and Sat-urday April 2. You can also catch him at the Brewsand Blues Festival in Durbanville on SaturdayMarch 26.

Jazz in the parkThe Annual Jazz in the Park Concert, a fund-raiser for the Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre,Lentegeur, will take place at the MaynardvilleOpen Air Theatre in Wynberg, on Sunday March20, starting at 2.30pm. The concert featuresAmanda Tiffin, Tina Schouw, Dave Ledbetter andSandile Gontsana. Tickets are R80 each with dis-counts for block bookings. Book at Computicket.Call Alta on 082 603 8261 for details.

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