I must admit, it has been marvelous and yet starling 2012 for me. I have accomplished a lot through hardships, excelled here and there also speed bumps along the way. Of course I'm not complaining... I'm just appreciating every moment of it, I can only say "It's part of life".
We want meaning in our lives. When we raise our sights, strive for excellence, dedicate ourselves to the highest goals of our society, We are enrolling in an ancient and meaningful cause-
The age-long struggle of a man to realise the best that is in him. -John W. Gardner-
Allow me to begin Home South Africa: 53rd ANC National Conference . Motlanthe bowing out
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe yesterday turned down the nomination for membership of the ANC national executive committee after 15 years in senior positions in the party. Motlanthe chose to contest only the party presidency, though the odds were heavily against him. In the unscheduled speech to the conference delegates, Motlanthe said; "I wish you strength and wisdom in uniting the ANC and it's leagues, the alliance and, most importantly, all South Africans.
He thank Zuma and the other top five leaders for allowing him to speak. Which is never been done before... how generous of him for saying that with a heart beat of disappointment? ANC spokeperson Jackson Mthembu said that, the party had not been aware of Motlanthe's plan to decline nomination to the NEC " It was between him and the electoral". Really Mr Mthembu? It seems like everything was planned from the word go...
Less than an hour after his re-election as ANC president was announced, Zuma appealed for unity. "Once the ANC has spoken we have to look at how we treat one another... It's in the manner in which we interact and conduct ourselves, then begin to address one of the fundamental principles of the ANC, the unity of the ANC; HE SAID.
SPORTS
South African sportsman and women made us proud around the world and at the London Olympic Games.
Golden Boy: Chad le Clos won Olympic Gold in men 200m butterfly final at the Aquatics Centre, London, in July
Oh the fanatic Bert le Clos, Chad's dad! He was awesome.
Ring Master: Cameron van Burgh won gold in 100m breaststroke at the Olympics
Four Awesome: James Thompson , Matthew Brittain, John Smith and Sizwe Ndlovu won Gold medals.
Master Stroke: Natalie du Toit also won gold in the 400m freestyle at the Paralympics
The Magnificent one: Oscar Pistorius won gold, silver medals with determination as always in progressive style.
Cricket: South Africa, the Proteas well played their opponents the "mighty" Australia and remain unbeaten. A win with the two controversial draws against Aussie, remain World No1 in rankings.
Australian Captain Michael Clarke was the best player, score unbeaten 200runs double centuries, in separate test match . Named man of the match and of the series.
Former Cyclist Lance Armstrong, was stripped all his tour de France tittles by the US anti-doping agency."Cheeky" Armstrong resisted to come clean about doping scandal which he won the Tour a record seven times from 1999 to 2005.
International Artist: Lady Gaga, Eve, Ciera, Chris Brown, Anthony Hamilton etc, came to South Africa to blaze, entertain us most importantly fell in love with Our Country !
The horrific incident that came just before Christmas, in USA: Adam Lanza, who killed 27 people in Connecticut, including his mother and 20 primary school children. A painful thing any parent would not want to go through...
Barack Obama re-elected for the second term, a moment we shall not forget. Mitt Romney's dreams were shatterd to run White House. Leaders must be vigilante and prospective, have the ability to lead engage with people and acknowledge the significance. We salute leaders who excelled and progressed well in 2012, especially USA President Barack Obama... he's not perfect!
Sources by Pretoria News and The Times newspapers.
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WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR .
