(Source: The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa) 04 May 2016 Madam Speaker, President Jacob Zuma, Honourable Members, Distinguished Guests, It is more than 50 years since Kwame Nkrumah addressed the inaugural conference of the Organisation of African Unity and issued a clarion call for a united Africa. He declared: 'So many blessings must flow from our unity; so many disasters must follow on our continued disunity.' Three weeks from today, we in this House will join Africa's 1.2 billion citizens across 54 countries in observing Africa Day on a continent in which a great many blessings have indeed flowed since the OAU was established in 1963. At this moment, in this country, President...
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