Okumangalisayo Iningizimu Afrika Ukugubha uSuku Lukazwelonke kwenzeke enhlokodolobha yaseThai ehhotela lezinkanyezi iSiam Kempinski 5.
UYE Mnu. Geoffrey Quinton Mitchell Doidge - Isithombe © AJ Wood
UYE GQM Doidge wethule Inkulumo Yosuku Lwenkululeko izolo ebusuku kuzethameli ebezigcwele phama. Ngemvume yomusa yenxusa laseNingizimu Afrika eBangkok inkulumo yenxusa ethandekayo iphinda ikhiqizwe lapha ngokuphelele.
Isithombe © AJ Wood
Le nkulumo yandulelwe yisikhashana sokuthula maqondana nabo bonke labo abalahlekelwe yimpilo yabo eSri Lanka ekuhlaselweni kwesonto eledlule.
UMmeli ubalule ukuthi yena noCarol babize iSri Lanka ekhaya iminyaka emi-5 yenjabulo futhi babazwela bonke labo abathintekile.
Abahloniphekile,
IPhini LikaNgqongqoshe Ohloniphekile Wezangaphandle, uMnu Virasak Futaku
Abamele oHulumeni waseRoyal Thai kanye noMpi
Izivakashi ezihloniphekile,
Manenekazi nama-gents nabo bonke abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abasijoyine namhlanje kusihlwa!
Ngaphambi kokuthi siqale ngezinyathelo zethu ezisemthethweni, ngicela ungijoyine ekubukeni isikhashana sokuthula sikhumbula abaningi abaye banqotshwa ukuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu eSri Lanka.
Ngibe nelungelo lokusebenza eSri Lanka njengeNxusa laseNingizimu Afrika iminyaka emihlanu nengxenye. Izakhamizi zaseNingizimu Afrika zime ngobunye nabo bonke abantu baseSri Lanka ngalezi zikhathi ezinzima.
Usuku lweNkululeko lusuku olusemthethweni, uSuku Lukazwelonke lwaseNingizimu Afrika. Ngalolu suku sigubha olunye lwezinguquko ezibaluleke kakhulu kwezepolitiki emlandweni wanamuhla.
Abaholi ababili abakhulu ngaleso sikhathi, uMongameli uNelson Mandela kanye noMongameli FW de Klerk banikeze ubuholi obugqamile obuletha ukuqedwa okunokuthula kombuso wobandlululo futhi babeka isisekelo seNingizimu Afrika entsha yentando yeningi.
Bobabili laba baholi baklonyeliswa ngeNobel Peace Prize ngoDisemba 1993 ngenqubomgomo yabo eyakhayo yokuthula nokubuyisana kanye nokuzinikela kwabo emandleni ezinto ezinhle nokuqhubekisela izwe phambili ekulinganeni nasentandweni yeningi.
Ikhekhe lokuzalwa lesizwe. U-Ambassador uGeoff noCarol Doidge (phakathi nendawo) bahambisana nePhini LikaNgqongqoshe Wezangaphandle, uMnu & Nks. Virasak Futaku - Isithombe © AJ Wood
Mhla zingama-27 ku-Ephreli 1994, bonke abantu baseNingizimu Afrika bazokhumbula izithombe zolayini abade ababamba izinyoka lapho izigidi zabantu baseNingizimu Afrika bezovota okokuqala ngqa ezimpilweni zabo. UMongameli Mandela uqobo wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu kanti u-Archbishop Emeritus Tutu wayeneminyaka engama-62 ubudala, lapho bavota okokuqala ngqa.
NgoMeyi 08 abantu baseNingizimu Afrika bazophinda babuyele okhethweni, okhethweni lwesithupha lwamaqembu amaningi, lwentando yeningi. Kuyafaneleka ukufisela wonke amaqembu abambe iqhaza ama-48 okhethweni oluzayo.
Le nhlangano yezombusazwe ibisebenza ngamandla - Isithombe © AJ Wood
UMongameli weRiphabhliki yaseNingizimu Afrika, uMhlonishwa uMongameli Cyril Ramaphosa, wahlaba umxhwele ngokuthi into eseqhulwini kuhulumeni ukukhuthaza ukutshalwa kwezimali okuphawulekayo emnothweni wethu, ukukhuthaza ukukhula komnotho kanye nokuvulwa kwamathuba emisebenzi. INingizimu Afrika ingene enkathini entsha yethemba nokuzethemba.
Kulo nyaka uMbuso waseThailand kanye neRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika, ukhumbula iminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu yobudlelwano obusondelene futhi womabili la mazwe abelana ngesifiso esifanayo sokuqhubeka nokuqinisa nokwandisa ubudlelwano ezindaweni zokuhweba, ezotshalomali, ezolimo, ezokuvakasha kanye nabantu ukubambisana kwabantu.
Kwetfulwa nekusungulwa kwetindlela letimbili temacala lamabili kanye nekusebentisana lokuncono kukhombisa timphawu tekucala tekuhweba lokuncono, kukhuphuka kwemandla ekutshalwa kwemali kanye nekusebentisana lokusondzelene etindzabeni letimbalwa letibalulekile letisekelwa kuvakasha kwelizinga lelisetulu lokwenteka emkhatsini walamave lamabili.
Isithombe © AJ Wood
Umbuso waseThailand ungumlingani omkhulu wezohwebo waseNingizimu Afrika e-ASEAN futhi singumlingani weThailand ohamba phambili kwezohwebo e-Afrika. INingizimu Afrika ivulekele ukutshalwa kwezimali futhi njengamanje ibambisene neThailand ngamathuba okutshala imali emikhakheni ehlukahlukene.
INingizimu Afrika, ihalalisela iThailand ngokhetho lwayo lwakamuva futhi idlulisa izifiso zayo ezinhle zokuphothulwa komkhombandlela wentando yeningi.
Ngifisa ukubonga yonke iminyango nezikhungo zikahulumeni; ikakhulukazi, sithanda ukubalula uMnyango Wezangaphandle kanye nayo yonke iminyango kahulumeni exhasa ukusebenzisana kanye nokwesekwa okuqhubekayo.
Sibonga abaxhasi bethu abaningi, iParamount Group, iKoi Restaurant, UMH Inkampani yaseMyanmar, iBeijing Axis, i-Integrated Convoy Protection, i-Honorary Consul Saweeng Crueaviwatanakul kanye ne-Amazon Colors.
Ukubonga kwami kubuye ku-Assumption University Chorus naseSchool of Music, kanye naseFivera.
Zivakashi ezihloniphekile, makhosikazi,
Manje sesizoba neRoyal Thai Anthem.
Manje ngiyakucela ukuthi uhlanganyele nami ekuphakamiseni i-toast ku-His Majness King Rama X, yokugcotshwa ngempumelelo, impilo ende, impilo enhle, ukuchuma nesipho sokuhlakanipha.
Sicela uhlale umile
Manje sesizoba neNgoma yeSizwe yaseNingizimu Afrika.
Manje ngicela ukuba uhlanganyele nami ekuphakamiseni i-toast kuMhlonishwa uCyril Ramaphosa, futhi ngimfisela impilo ende, impilo enhle, nokuchuma kuMongameli weRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika.
