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Join many in the dream of
sharing in the celebration, |
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the dream of dancing together |
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of welcoming the world to our home. |
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Now the time has come. |
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Now the dream is real. |
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What are you doing to be a great host? |
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South Africa: Alive with Possibility. |
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Friends, may I introduce
his Excellency Trevor Manuel, |
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he is a Minister of the National
Planning Commission of South Africa |
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for the Davos Kick-Off of the
2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. |
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Trevor? |
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Thank you very much,
Professor Schwab. |
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You know in many ways,
we as South Africans |
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have as a single team raised the profile
about country here at Davos. |
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We’re glad to see so many of you
wearing your scarves identifying with us. |
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This kick-off is very important to us
because the World Cup in 2010 |
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is South African |
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but more importantly it’s African. |
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Amongst the team playing here today |
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is the prime minister of our neighboring
Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai. |
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Never has a sports event being
more important in the life of a country. |
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It’s not just sports event. |
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It’s about claiming an opportunity
for all emanative things |
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in the way in which development has gone. |
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We have our stadiums ready. |
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So many big events
don’t have the stadiums ready. |
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Games had been played
in all of our stadiums. |
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The cars had been seated. |
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We are ready |
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and that’s a very important message
to say to you |
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we are ready. |
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But hosting sports events
is only one of the things that we can do. |
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More importantly, we’re country and
the region that is open for business. |
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A part of the message to you
is to join us and join the games with us |
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but more importantly
we want you to understand |
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just how important the investment
opportunities on the African continent are |
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We’re grateful the Professor Schwab |
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on the way it had afforded us
the opportunity |
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firstly to host this kick-off
so that you can be here with us |
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and I’m going to ask to
all of our players |
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Lucas Radebe and Mark Fish
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to actually pass the balls
that we see the kick-off. |
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And secondly, |
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we want to invite you
to join us this evening. |
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The soiree this evening is great
to be a special South African event. |
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We’re going to feel Africa
and we’re going to have |
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an African wonderfully good time. |
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And then by the way – |
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hi.
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This afternoon at the Belvedere 03
there will be a screening |
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at two o’clock of the film entitled
More Than Just a Game. |
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Many parts of South Africa
put it together and |
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so yes we have very competent
soccer players. |
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But one of the things that soccer
had meant |
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to the many great South Africans
incarcerated on Robben Island |
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was that soccer was
something we’re fighting for |
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because it was a Saturday recreation. |
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The movie is actually about |
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that part of soccer in the development
of South Africans. |
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So we’d like to invite you to join us
for that movie at the Belvedere 03 |
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at two o’clock this afternoon. |
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But now to get the kick-off underway,
Rue, where is Fish? |
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Come on, get the ball going on. |
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So we’re going to follow
to sing you this afternoon and tonight |
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t and join with us.
It’s a great time. |
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It’s a fun time but it’s very special
in our lives. |
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Thank you very much.
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