Imtiaz Sooliman – NWU honours Prof Thuli Madonsela,

23 May 2019

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Speaker 1 discusses the success of South Africa's national and international awards, including a honorary doctorate and a honorary degrees for two South African universities. They also mention the importance of honoring people like Bu, Metzikima Donsela, and Doctor Gift of the Givers. Speaker 1 emphasizes that South Africa's efforts to make a better place for all will not stop, and mentions specific universities and their efforts to make the place a better place.

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Professor Tuli Madunsala

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receiving his 6th honorary doctorate

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and founder of a nongovernmental

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organization,

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Gift of the Givers, Doctor. Imtiaz Suleiman

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receiving his 8th.

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These are some of their many national and

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international

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awards.

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Toma Donsella,

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this is a reminder of her efforts

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in making South Africa

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a better country.

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It may be the 6th degree,

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but

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it represents something different because this university has

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its own interest. But what I particularly liked

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was it affirms

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my commitment to social justice. Philanthropist

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and founder of Gift of the Givas, doctor

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Suleiman, Although he received many awards, he says

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this one is special. This one is extra

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special. This is my hometown.

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I left here 45 years ago. And to

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come back to something so special, such fantastic

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university,

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a lot of my family have studied in

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recent years. I mean, this was just so

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special. The university says honoring the work of

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the 2 distinguished South Africans

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is in line with what the university

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stands for. Honoring people like Bu, Metwilima Donsela,

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and Doctor. Suleiman is

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a way of recognizing

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what they do in term in the

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society. And it is very much in line

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with what the university stands for.

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Madonsela and Suleiman say their efforts to make

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South Africa a better place will not stop.

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Selwane Kahau, SABC News, Portchefstrom.

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