This year we are celebrating 25 years of freedom and democracy in our country. Yesterday marked 56 years since the notorious Rivonia arrests. Those who were arrested at Rivonia together with other comrades who were tried in the Rivonia Trial were the embodiment of the fighting spirit of our people to free themselves from bondage. It is upon this determination that we seek to empower our people through an integrated postschool system of knowledge production, innovation and skills development.