ANC Today, Volume 1, Number 18, 25-31 May 2001 Today, May 25, we
celebrate Africa Day, proclaimed as such to commemorate the
establishment of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963. In
many African countries, May 25 is celebrated as a public
holiday, reflecting the commitment of the Continent to its
unity. Unfortunately, in our own country, preoccupied as we have
been with the challenges of transition from apartheid to
democracy and non-racism, we have tended to ignore Africa Day.
Happily, this is now being corrected more vigorously. Today, an
important celebration of Africa Day will take place, thanks to
the initiative of Tribute magazine, which initiative enjoys the
support of our Department of Foreign Affairs. The Department as
well as the African diplomatic corps in our country will
themselves also host different events to commemorate Africa Day.
All these activities express our collective determination to
correct the virtual omission of Africa Day festivities from our
national calendar, since 1994. Th