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“The Maties who caused all the trouble”

“The Maties who caused all the trouble” The controversial 1989 Matie students’ visit to Lusaka and Windhoek. CONFIDENTIAL. Acts of betrayal …. CONFIDENTIAL. CONFIDENTIAL. Dakar Talks, 1987.

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“The Maties who caused all the trouble”

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  1. “The Maties who caused all the trouble” The controversial 1989 Matie students’ visit to Lusaka and Windhoek

  2. CONFIDENTIAL Acts of betrayal … CONFIDENTIAL

  3. CONFIDENTIAL Dakar Talks, 1987 • On 6 July 1987, Dr.FvZS led a group of 52 mainly Afrikaans-speaking intellectuals, to meet the (ANC) in Dakar. Delegates were drawn from academic, professional, cultural, religious and business fields. • This ground-breaking meeting is regarded as a milestone in South African political history. • It received positive attention internationally. CONFIDENTIAL

  4. CONFIDENTIAL Acts of betrayal or bold leadership CONFIDENTIAL

  5. CONFIDENTIAL Afrikaans media • Pres. Kaunda het Maties na Zambië genooi • Matie-SR 'sal nie met ANC praat‘ • Berigte oor ANC-gesprek SR se lede voor stok • Verset kring uit oor Maties by ANC CONFIDENTIAL

  6. CONFIDENTIAL Prof Mike de Vries • Act of betrayal • Plea for, inter alia: • return to the Christian religiom”; • healthy authority relationships; • disciplined freedom • a sense of responsibility and sense of duty • respect for the marriage as institution vs free love CONFIDENTIAL

  7. CONFIDENTIAL 25 years on … CONFIDENTIAL

  8. CONFIDENTIAL Botman on Talks CONFIDENTIAL

  9. CONFIDENTIAL A turning point for SU • 1989 was a turning point for SU • "As students, you represented the next generation. If the leaders of tomorrow were starting to think for themselves, the old order's tight grip was starting to slip. And as Maties, you represented a University that had been pivotal to the idea of Afrikaner Nationalism from the beginning. So, if critical voices at Stellenbosch were growing louder, it would become harder to keep everyone else 'on song',“ • In 1999, your alma mater finally acknowledged – and I quote 'its contributions to the injustices of the past'. CONFIDENTIAL

  10. CONFIDENTIAL ThuliMadonsela CONFIDENTIAL

  11. CONFIDENTIAL Act of leadership • The visit was an act of leadership by young people showing the courage to step out and a willingness to think for themselves. • "Developments in history have always depended on bold leadership," • Don’t leave your fate to others when the power is in your hands to change your circumstances. • "Don't look the other way," she warned current students. "We need the same thinking and the same willingness to step out of line. Great changes come from actions that seem small." CONFIDENTIAL

  12. SU – qua vadis? CONFIDENTIAL • You showed true thought leadership, and left a valuable legacy for future generations: You chose to examine life critically, and to be active and engaged citizens. These are the attributes that we hope every Matie would have developed by the time they graduate. • The country certainly needs thought leaders for the future. Twenty years into our democracy, a lot has been achieved in our country, but many challenges remain … both old and new. And the way to make a difference, is to think critically, engage with society; and act courageously … as you did. CONFIDENTIAL

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