ANC RALLY IN EERSTERUS PRETORIA ADDRESSED BYì PRESIDENT MANDELA re: Local government electionì campaign; makes appeal to keep Springbok as symbolì for rugby 13.44.27 MANDELA'S SPEECH cont. IN AFRIKAANS 13.53.50 A month ago on 27 April we celebrated theì first anniversary of our democracy... 13.56.56 Yesterday the Springboks became the rugbyì world champions. They beat one of the best teamsì in the world, the All Blacks. Before they went toì the field I went to their dressing room & I toldì them that they are fighting one of the strongestì teams in the world but I said, the Springboks hadì already beaten the then champions 13.57.46 of rugby, the Wallabies, that they've wonì every match they played & that victory over theì All Blacks will make their achievement even moreì significant, that the whole country black & whiteì was behind them & they must go to the field fullyì motivated, knowing that they will bring glory toì SA. 13.58.29 The Springboks achieved that. They haveì brought pride & glory to our country but when theyì defeated the Wallabies, the then current championsì some freedom fighters in this country, some ofì whom are in the cabinet, came to me & said,ì reminded me that the decision of the Sportsì Council was that the symbol bearing the Springbokì should end at the end of the WRC. 13.59.21 That was the decision, but these comradesì came forward and said, in the light of the victoryì of the Springboks over the current champions, weì must review our decision and make this symbolì permanent for rugby in this country [APPLAUSE] 13.59.42 They argued that the Springbok isì indigenous to SA; it is not to be found anywhereì in the world; it is only to be found in SA andì that now that we are building a nation we shouldì retain a symbol which is going to unite all ourì people. 14.00.18 ...you must remember the argument that isì being used: it is said that this symbol representsì Apartheid but they said, Mr President, why do youì stay in the Union Buildings? Why do use Tuynhuys,ì why do you hold your cabinet meetings in the Unionì Buildings & in Tuynhuys? Why do you attendì Parliament because all these are symbols ofì Apartheid. 14.00.58 I had no argument against that. But Iì said to them that this is an important matter. Iì will brief the Minister of Sports...I called Steveì Tswete & told him this. He indicated & I said toì him, take this matter to the Sports Council...if we accept this symbol & review our decision, weì will unite this country as never before. 14.02.08 ...whatever they decide we will supportì them but I sincerely hope that they will not beì emotional; they will be calm because there is aì real possibility if we review our decision and setì the Springbok for rugby as our symbol we willì unite the country. 14.02.30 The Springboks have already done that &ì we can cement that unity by taking that decision. 14.03.06 CUTAWAYS CROWD 14.18.26 MANDELA LEAVING