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Speech by the Executive Mayor Advocate Lentswe Mokgatle at the unveiling of tombstones for Bimbo Madikela, Fanyana Nhlapho and Ntjingo Matabane Saturday 28 February 2004
Executive of the West Rand District Municipality Sister Bernard Ncube We are gathered here to remind ourselves of the young devoted activists who were brave and committed their lives to fight against apartheid. This morning, we are commemorating the lives of these young stalwarts Ntjingo Matabane, Fanyana Nhlapo and Bimbo Madikela. The unveiling of the tombstones of these young comrades is a historic one because we are erecting a memorial and a monument that will remind us about the commitment of these young activists against apartheid. They were committed to an extent that they died for their beliefs and convictions to overthrow an unjust and indefensible system of apartheid. The municipality is proud to be associated with this occasion and will further support the establishment of a Heroes Acre, where we can learn about the many heroes and heroines that died during the struggle from Mogale City. A Heroes Acre will help in our search for new symbols and documenting and rewriting the history of this area. Today, we want to also say thank you to the Nhlapo, Matabane and Madikela family for giving us Fanyana, Ntjingo and Bimbo. And we want to say thank you to God for lending us the three activists. We are inspired by the lives of these young men and at the same time - we are reminded that we still have to forgive those that had a role in the deaths of our comrades. The unveiling of the tombstones will be a reminder that never again should our country return to a social system that discriminated people based on race, colour, creed and sex. We should also view this occasion as part of the reconciliation and nation building process. We are building a nation, a city that shall have an institutional memory of our struggle, history and also celebrating the lives of our heroes and heroines. The next reconciliation ceremony shortly will bring together the residents of Kagiso 1, hostel dwellers and residents of Swaneville. It is with these few words that I welcome you to Mogale City. In order for our city to be a place to visit, live in and invest, we need to cleanse it and acknowledge in a little ways the contributions the people of Mogale City have made to the struggle and to the liberation of our nation in general. I thank you.
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