Umlayezo Wonyaka Omusha ka-2014 ovela kuSihlalo weBhodi

Amalungu ahloniphekile e-ICERM,

Lapho kuvalwa unyaka kufika isikhathi sokuzindla, sokugubha kanye nesethembiso. Sicabanga ngenjongo yethu, sibungaza izimpumelelo zethu, futhi sijabulela isithembiso sokuthuthukisa inkonzo yethu ngokufunda emisebenzini emihle ekhuthazwa umgomo wethu.

Lokho esikunikeza amandla ethu kukho ngendlela yemicabango, amazwi nezenzo zethu, kubuyela kithi ngokohlobo. Ngakho-ke, ngemvelo yezinhloso zethu ezabelwana ngazo, izintshisekelo zethu, kanye nemibono yethu, sizithola sihlanganiswe ndawonye ngenjongo efanayo. Njengezinsuku zakuqala zanoma yimuphi umzamo, lonyaka uye wachithwa sifunda indlela yethu, ukuzuza ulwazi, nokuhlola amanzi. Njengoba umbiko wonyaka uzobonisa, ngenkathi sisesekuqaleni kohambo lwethu, kunenqwaba yezindawo esezihlanganisiwe futhi sekuqaliswe uxhaxha olumangalisayo lwezinhlelo. Konke lokhu kuyaqhubeka nokuqondisa intuthuko yethu nokwazisa ngezinhlelo zethu zekusasa.

Asikho esinye isikhathi sonyaka lapho abantu abaningi kangaka bayama futhi bacabangele abantu bakubo nezidingo ezihlanganyelwe zomkhaya wesintu. Ngakho-ke, kufanelekile ukuthi ekuqaleni konyaka omusha sivuselele ukuzibophezela kwethu komunye nomunye, emsebenzini wethu, nakulabo abadinga usizo, sazi ukuthi amandla ethu anqunyelwe kuphela imingcele yesipiliyoni sethu esihlangene, ukuqonda kanye nokuqonda. ubuhlakani esibulethayo, kanye nesikhathi esizimisele ukusitshala.

Ezinyangeni ezizayo, sizoqhubeka nokuzenza sitholakale kulabo ababanjwe ingxabano enobudlova, izisulu zalokho ngaphandle kwephutha labo, nakulabo abakhetha ukulimazana bodwa beqhutshwa inzondo ebangelwa ukungezwani. Futhi, sizoqhubeka nokwabelana ngolwazi olutholakalayo namathuluzi awusizo kulabo abazibophezele ekuzisizeni bona nabanye ngokusebenzisa umtapo wethu wezincwadi okhulayo, imininingwane egciniwe, izifundo, ukubuyekezwa kwezincwadi eziku-inthanethi, ukusakazwa komsakazo, izingqungquthela, izingqungquthela nokubonisana.

Lona akuwona umsebenzi omncane, futhi i-ICERM ka-2014 izodinga amakhono ethu ahlangene kanye namakhono uma sizonikezela ngezinga lomzamo eliwufanele umsebenzi obaluleke kangaka. Ngidlulisa ukubonga kwami ​​komunye nomunye wenu ngomsebenzi eniwenze ngo-2013; izinto ozifezile ngokuhlanganyela ziyazikhulumela. Ngokuzuza kombono, ugqozi, kanye nozwelo ngamunye wenu akwaziyo ukuletha, singalindela inqubekelaphambili enkulu ezinsukwini ezizayo.

Izilokotho zami ezinhle kuwe nakwakho onyakeni omusha kanye nomkhuleko wokuthula.

U-Dianna Wuagneux, Ph.D., USihlalo, Ibhodi Labaqondisi, Isikhungo Samazwe Ngamazwe Sokulamula Kwe-Ethno-Religious (ICERM)

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