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1、7AddresstotheAnnualGeneralMeetingoftheSWDSportCouncilBENNETBAILEYIntroduction.ThePresidentoftheSportsCouncil,Mr.GoliathMunro,SecretaryoftheSportsCouncil,Mr.DavevdWaltthankyoufortheinvite.Whenapproachedtoshareafewwordswithyou,Ilookattheopportunitytosharethoughtsthatwillprovokedebate,with
2、outfearorfavour.Therearethingsinlifethatsomeofusdoesnotwanttoacknowledge,say,think,feelorevenwanttohear.Transformationhappenstobeoneofthem.Someequateitwithaheadcountofpeople.Someregardtransformationasreverseracism.Someseeitasblatantracism.Attimes,referralsaremadeto“theafricanisationofso
3、ciety”.Thismustbeworryingtosociety,seeninthelightofthecurrentxenophobiaattacksexperiencedbytheforeigners.TheWesternCapeisgoingthroughaperiodofchange.Thewaychangeismanagedleavesalottobedesired.Changeisatthebehest,atmost,atthedesireofthedesigner.AsIgrewup,Ilearnedortriedtolearnfromelders.
4、ThisshapedthewayIlookandapproachedthingsinlife.Attimesitisdifficulttotranslatethoselearning’sintoreality.However,themostimportantlessonlearnedis,whenindoubt,lookatthelegalavenuesavailable.Lookatpastexperiencestopavethewayforward.Inourinstance,transformation,wecanlookattheZimbabweCricket
5、team.ThejuryisobviouslyoutifthesackingoftheleadershipofZimcricketwasgoodorbad.Whatwehavewitnessedattherecent20/20WorldCup,clearlyindicatesthatchangecanbegood.Buthowitismanaged,needtobewithgoodintentionsaswell.Backtotheconstitution.Wehaveoneofthemostliberalconstitutionsintheworld.Wementi
6、onthisattimesandwebragaboutitaloud.Nowletslookatourconstitution.Canordoesitassisttransformation.“TheConstitutionoftheRepublicofSouthAfricarequiresthepeopleofSouthAfricatoweavetheelementsofequality,humanityandcompassionwithinthefabricofourconductandtheformalstructuresofthelaw.OurConstitu
7、tion7retainsfromthepastonlywhatisdefensibleandrepresentsadecisivebreakfrom,andaringingrejectionofthatpartofthepastwhichisdisgracefullyracist,authoritarian,insularandrepressive,andpromotesthevigorousidentificationofandcommitmenttoademocratic,universalistic,caringandinspirational
