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1 Thabo Mbeki, Speech at the International Labour Conference, 11 June 2003, http://www.dfa.gov.za/docs/speeches/2003/mbek0611.htm.
2 Gerald O. West,
“Thabo Mbeki's Bible: The Role of Religion in the South African Public Realm after Liberation,”
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4 Ibid.
5 Ziphozihle D. Siwa,
Nelson Mandela State Funeral Sermon
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7 Teresa Okure,
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