So ook is mense soos Adam Small en P J Philander se invloed op die digkuns, en di van mense soos Danny Williams, Lionel Petersen, Richard John Smith en Jonathan Butler op musiek. Dan moet ons ook nie vergeet van mense soos Mimi Coertse, G Korsten en Carike Keuzenkamp nie. Ons moet hulle almal eer en onthou - ja, Steve Hofmeyr ook! (Translation of Afrikaans paragraphs follows.)
[People like Kyle feel excluded from the economical, as well as cultural opportunities of this country. Coloured people and people like Kyle also want to walk around with a song in their heart for the new South Africa, but how can they when they are treated in this way?
Afrikaans is our language, but now it is referred to as the language of the oppressor. I learnt Afrikaans at my mother's knee. Is my mother an oppressor? My Afrikaans teacher, Mr August Mitchell, died today - this morning, I believe. To his family I want to extend our deepest condolences, because this is also a man who played a role in my education in Afrikaans, and in the spread and development of our language. [Interjections.]
Nobody, whether white, coloured, black or Indian, needs to request from someone, please, or beg to live out his or her constitutional rights. The use of your language, the protection of your cultural rights, the preference for your history, are all rights and not privileges. Nobody's rights may be taken away from them.
There are cultural icons in every cultural group in South Africa and every one deserves acknowledgement. Hugh Masekela's and Miriam Makeba's influence on South African music is immeasurable. HON MEMBERS: Hear! Hear!