South Africa Today, South Africa Tomorrow, South Africa Forever
Part 3 of South Africa 2034 Series: A Collection of Short Stories — written by Saeed AlMheiri
President Inauguration speech 2019
As I walked slowly to the podium with my heart racing, and footsteps heavy I wished for myself to uphold my promises in the course of my presidency, better the South African government, and reassure the people that they have voted for the woman they believe they have voted for in this election. I stood on the podium facing the microphone addressing the people of South Africa on live television, radio station, and the thousands of people that stood before me. I started my presidential inauguration speech by saying:
Our president was not a very great man, Mr. Jacob Zuma. He was not what I wished for as our president for the last 8 years, I always wanted to evoke change in my country South Africa and to create a better world for all the people that live here under my presidency and I pray that I will not fail.
Even though I am shortly elected after the charges he faced in late 2017 when he was found guilty of stealing money from the government, embezzling money from other G20 countries and using it for his own personal benefit. I promise the people of South Africa, I promise you and the entire world that south Africa will never be the same again, South Africa will always be the home that supports its people, the family that will give care and hope to receive prosperity in return not for the personal benefit of the government, but for the personal benefit of this nation, a republic for the people by the people.
Today, our economy is suffering, our people are suffering, but we will suffer in silence no more. I promise the people of South Africa, better access to education, better jobs that spring into opportunities, a brighter future that will keep our heads high with honor as South Africans have always been. No longer will we fall on our knees and pray to put food on the table, no longer will we be despondent by the loss of our loved ones to diseases and chaos induced around us from external forces, we will stand tall, we will stand strong and create opportunities for those who need help, share the food on our plate with strangers, love thy neighbor as we love ourselves.
In my role as the first female president of South Africa, I know I have many big men shoes to fill, I know that I have to uphold the legacy of our late Nelson Mandela may he rest in peace. And I know that his will not be very easy, I have promised will introduce new laws for healthcare, new legislation for education, enforced gender equality laws, and we will share our resources equally between our people which I hope will be driving change and prosperity to the South African nation.
I stand here today blessed for having the nation put their faith in me, and the first female president of South Africa. I will not let you down as I support you, just how you have supported me achieve my dream as president. Let the world know that South Africa will no longer be oppressed, no longer be deceived, and no longer be silenced while we see wrong doing, we will stand in the face of challenges we may face together, as one nation, one South Africa. So applaud with me this accomplishment, this time for Africa.
President Speech to South Africa in 2024
The end of my presidency is coming, during the course of my five years as president I have established general public hospitals with free access to healthcare to all South Africans in rural and urban areas. Close to these hospitals we as a nation have managed to establish schools, for the people that are less privileged than ourselves, people that were not able to have the basic right for education and healthcare. We have built charitable foundations that have supported through its programs 70% of the population to know what does it mean to have the warmth of a home. I have maybe not fulfilled my promise completely and I call for you, the people of south Africa to help me fulfill it, by reelecting me for a second term as president for the next five years.
(Crowd of thousands clap and cheer in happiness and support for president)
You the South African people are happy, satisfied with the government and crime rate has dropped by 50% over the last five years, we have supplied books to millions of students through establishing a safe and progressive schooling system that is used traditionally by the help of technological advanced nations that do not use these books anymore, these books given to us by other G20 nations are now for South Africa for generations to come. The law obliging parents to let their children finish all years of primary, secondary and basic higher education has provided South Africa with the basics for a prosperous economy. The introduction of literacy programs and schools in all cities of south Africa have provided the backbone of our society, our farmers the chance to be able to farm with their hands through scientific reasoning, produce way to save water while farming, and provide countless sources of accessible food.
The introduction of pension stipends for students in 2021 has caused student enrollment numbers in institutions to grow, offering south Africans a better opportunity to envision the future and not just view it, but be part of it. The government now spends 40% of its budget on education, 20% on healthcare, and 40% on other needs to provide infrastructure, connectivity, and build companies in South Africa that create job opportunities and benefit for our nation. We will soon be able to stand on our feet, on our own. Every man in South Africa is now a very proud man of his wife, something that was only made possible by changing the nations views on women by electing a female president that delivers holds her word, Like I have done.
President Speech to South Africa in 2029
My dear people, my second interim has come to an end, we have as a nation progressed socioeconomically in the last 10 years’ way more than I would have ever expected, the progress has been strong and effective. I am proud of what we have accomplished as a nation; I am proud of all of you. The high controlled urbanization that has started in the previous 3 years has come to a fruitful development, and I hope it continues with the next president, we have balanced our expenditure on resources, and increased job opportunities by creating more jobs and expanding South African companies to the world. Which in return boosted our economy, I hope that the next president will continue this success, creating a better future for South Africa. A Nation that is today accomplished strides in government and took a step forward to become the leading country and the most powerful economy in Africa. We have successfully ended the problems between races, limited the number of poverty, and increased the rate of literacy in South Africa causing this nation to be ready for tomorrow. I have ended my first speech with the words this time for Africa, but today I end my speech with the words Africa yesterday, today, and forever.
South Africa hopes and dreams never seem to falter, and neither should yours.
