President Jacob Zuma congratulates National Assembly Speaker Ms Mbete
President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Ms Baleka Mbete, the Speaker of the National Assembly and National Chairperson of the African National Congress, on receiving the 2016 Martin Luther King Legacy Award for International Service in Washington DC, in the United States yesterday.
The award recognises individuals who have demonstrated distinguished leadership and have made contributions that have had a positive impact in the global community.
President Zuma said “I congratulate Ms Mbete for being honoured with this award, which is named after one of the outstanding leaders of the 20th century. This achievement does not only recognise her distinguished service to our nation, it is also an affirmation of the calibre of leadership that South Africa has always and continues to offer to the global community”.
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