{"id":40449,"date":"2026-08-05T07:55:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=40449"},"modified":"2026-08-05T11:12:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:12:36","slug":"vut-memorial-lecture-calls-on-south-africa-to-reclaim-its-stolen-tomorrows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/vut-memorial-lecture-calls-on-south-africa-to-reclaim-its-stolen-tomorrows\/","title":{"rendered":"Thuto ya segopot\u0161o ya VUT e ipilet\u0161a go Afrika Borwa go bu\u0161et\u0161a bosasa bja yona bjo bo utswit\u0161wego"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cVUT e swere Thuto ya Bobedi ya Segopot\u0161o sa Walter Sisulu ka fase ga morero wa \u201cGosasa mo go utswit\u0161wego\u201d, e ipilet\u0161a go boetapele bja maitshwaro, sebaka sa bafsa le magato a mpshafadit\u0161wego kgahlanong le bomenet\u0161a, go hloka tekatekano le go hloka toka ga leago.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>05 Phato 2026 | Ka: Ntebogeleng Digasu | Seswant\u0161ho ka: Peter Masela<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metsotso e 4 nako ya go bala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Former-President-Kgalema-Motlanthe-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Former President Kgalema Motlanthe addresses the Walter Sisulu Memorial Lecture, honouring a legacy of leadership, service, and unity.\" class=\"wp-image-40452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Former-President-Kgalema-Motlanthe-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Former-President-Kgalema-Motlanthe-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Former-President-Kgalema-Motlanthe-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Former-President-Kgalema-Motlanthe-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Former-President-Kgalema-Motlanthe-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Former-President-Kgalema-Motlanthe.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mopresidente wa peleng Kgalema Motlanthe o bolela Thutong ya Segopot\u0161o sa Walter Sisulu, a hlompha bohwa bja boetapele, tirelo, le botee.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afrika Borwa ga e kgone go dumelela bomenet\u0161a, go se lekalekane, tlhokego ya me\u0161omo le phihlelelo ye mpe ya thuto ya boleng go amoga moloko wo mongwe bokamoso bja wona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ye e be e le pit\u0161o ya bogareng Thutong ya Bobedi ya Segopot\u0161o ya Walter Sisulu, yeo e bego e swerwe ke Yunibesithi ya Theknolot\u0161i ya Vaal (VUT) ka tiri\u0161ano le Motheo wa Walter Sisulu wa Toka ya Leago ka Holong ye Kgolo ya Desmond Tutu ka la 29 Phupu 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E swerwe ka fase ga morero wa, \u201cGosasa mo go utswit\u0161wego\u201d, polelo ye e kopant\u0161e baetapele ba dipolotiki, barutegi, baithuti, baemedi ba set\u0161haba sa badudi le maloko a set\u0161haba go nagani\u0161i\u0161a ka bohwa bja Walter Sisulu le tshepi\u0161o ya temokrasi ye e sa fet\u0161wago ya Afrika Borwa. Poledi\u0161ano ye e lebane le dilo t\u0161a nnete t\u0161eo di t\u0161welago pele go ama bafsa ba Afrika Borwa, go akaret\u0161wa tlhokego ya me\u0161omo, bodiidi, go se lekalekane, dikgaruru t\u0161e di theilwego godimo ga bong, bosenyi le phihlelelo ye e sa lekalekanego ya thuto ya boleng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohumagadi Carol Bouwer, mot\u0161welet\u0161i wa thelebi\u0161ene, mot\u0161welet\u0161i le mosadi wa kgwebo, o ile a laola ditshepedi\u0161o t\u0161a mant\u0161iboa. O bolet\u0161e gore khut\u0161o, toka le go aga set\u0161haba di nyaka maikarabelo a kopanelo, ka bafsa bao ba beilwego bogareng bja diphetho mabapi le bokamoso bja naga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBokamoso bja naga ye ke bja bafsa, gomme mant\u0161u a bona, dikgopolo le go t\u0161ea karolo di swanet\u0161e go bopa mohuta wa set\u0161haba seo re se agago,\u201d a realo Mohumagadi Bouwer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polelong ya gagwe ya kamogelo, Moprofesara Khehla Ndlovu, Motlat\u0161amokanseliri le Hlogo ya VUT, o bolet\u0161e gore polelo ya segopot\u0161o ga se fela tiragalo ya go hlompha seabe sa Walter Sisulu go lokollwa ga Afrika Borwa, eup\u0161a gape ke sebaka sa go thulana le maemo ao a ganago bafsa ba bant\u0161i sebaka sa go lemoga bokgoni bja bona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDiyunibesithi ga se t\u0161a swanela go t\u0161welet\u0161a dialoga fela;di swanet\u0161e go t\u0161welet\u0161a badudi bao ba nago le maikarabelo, baetapele ba maitshwaro le bahlami bao ba tlago tsenya letsogo go rarolla ditlhohlo t\u0161eo set\u0161haba se lebanego le t\u0161ona,\u201d a realo Moprofesara Ndlovu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O hlohleledit\u0161e baithuti go gana bomenet\u0161a, go \u0161irelet\u0161a temokrasi le go \u0161omi\u0161a thuto ya bona go bu\u0161et\u0161a seriti, go hlola sebaka le go phagami\u0161a dit\u0161haba. Moprofesara Ndlovu o lemogile gape kgokagano ya histori ya Walter Sisulu le selete sa Vaal, yeo e ilego ya mo fa lefelo le lekgethwa nakong ya ntwa kgahlanong le kgethollo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ngaka Pali Lehohla, Motlat\u0161amodulasetulo wa Walter Sisulu Foundation for Social Justice, o nagani\u0161i\u0161it\u0161e ka bohwa bja Walter le Albertina Sisulu. O bolet\u0161e gore maphelo a bona a bont\u0161hit\u0161e gore boetapele bo theilwe godimo ga boikgafo, tirelo le boikgafo go mohola wa set\u0161haba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWalter Sisulu le Albertina Sisulu ba re bont\u0161hit\u0161e gore boetapele ga se bja go ikhola ga motho ka no\u0161i, bo mabapi le boikgafo, tirelo le go bea dikgahlego t\u0161a set\u0161haba pele,\u201d a realo Ngaka Lehohla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O ipiledit\u0161e mpshafat\u0161o ya pholisi ka sebete, peelet\u0161o ka thutong, tlhabollo ya ekonomi ya tekatekano le boetapele bjo bo beago tirelo ya set\u0161haba ka godimo ga poelo ya motho ka no\u0161i. O hlohleledit\u0161e bafsa go hlohla go hloka toka, go maatlafat\u0161a go t\u0161ea karolo ka temokrasi le go ba baabi ba mafolofolo go Afrika Borwa ye e kopanego le ye e akaret\u0161ago bohle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moprofesara Simphiwe Nelana, Motlat\u0161amotlat\u0161amokanseliri wa Dinyaki\u0161i\u0161o, Boitlhamelo, Kgwebo le Bodit\u0161habat\u0161haba (RICI), o tsebi\u0161it\u0161e Mopresidente wa peleng Ngaka Kgalema Motlanthe, a hlalo\u0161a bophelo bja gagwe bja set\u0161haba bjalo ka bjo bo hlalo\u0161wago ke botshepegi, boikokobet\u0161o le tirelo go set\u0161haba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ge a neela polelo ya motheo, Ngaka Motlanthe o ile a nagani\u0161i\u0161a ka bohlokwa bja polelo yeo e diregago mo ngwageng wo o swayago segopot\u0161o sa bo 50 sa Phetogelo ya Soweto ya la 16 Mosegamanye 1976. O bolet\u0161e gore kgato ye e swanet\u0161e go gapelet\u0161a maAfrika Borwa go hlompha boikgafo bja bafsa ba 1976 mola ba sekaseka ge eba tshepi\u0161o ya temokrasi yeo e dirilwego go moloko woo e phethagadit\u0161we.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Tokologo ga se ya ka ya rerelwa go ba mafelelo. E be e reret\u0161we go hlola maemo ao moAfrika Borwa yo mongwe le yo mongwe a bego a ka phela ka seriti, a fihlelela dibaka le go t\u0161ea karolo ka mohola set\u0161habeng,&quot; a realo Ngaka Motlanthe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O bolet\u0161e gore temokrasi e nyaka boetapele bja maitshwaro, dihlongwa t\u0161e di nago le maikarabelo le badudi ba mafolofolo bao ba dulago ba ikgafile go \u0161irelet\u0161a ditekanyet\u0161o t\u0161eo meloko ya peleng e lwet\u0161ego t\u0161ona. O ipiledit\u0161e diyunibesithi, mmu\u0161o, kgwebo le set\u0161haba sa badudi go \u0161oma mmogo go netefat\u0161a gore tokologo ya dipolotiki e bapet\u0161wa le sebaka sa ekonomi, thuto ya boleng le toka ya leago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thuto ye e tsenet\u0161we ke Ngaka Lindiwe Sisulu, Mo\u0161irelet\u0161i wa Motheo wa Walter Sisulu wa Toka ya Leago le Tona ya peleng ya Bodulo bja Batho, Tirelo ya Set\u0161haba le Taolo, le Boeti, yo a kopanego le baetapele, barutegi le baithuti go hlompha bohwa bja Walter le Albertina Sisulu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gare ga batheelet\u0161i go be go na le Mohumagadi Palesa Mokaoledi, Mofahlo\u0161i ka Lefapheng la Boent\u0161enere bja Set\u0161haba la VUT, yo a bolet\u0161ego gore thuto ye e tii\u0161et\u0161a maikarabelo a barutegi le ditsebi go \u0161omi\u0161a tsebo tirelong ya dit\u0161haba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMaikarabelo a rena bjalo ka barutegi le ditsebi ga se fela go 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