KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY L N SISULU MINISTER OF HOUSING AT THE FIRST ANNUAL GOVAN MBEKI HOUSING AWARDS
27 October 2006 Centre Court, Emperor’s Place Johannesburg ________________________________________ Ministers Deputy Ministers Members of the Provincial Executive Councils Chairperson and Members of the of the Portfolio Committee on Housing Chairperson and Members of the Select Committee on Social Services Chairperson and Council of the NHBRC Chief Executive Officers of Housing Institutions Finalists of the Award Categories Honored guests Ladies and Gentlemen: Here is the real reason why we are here today. The respected philosopher Bertrand Russell ascertained for all to look out for this danger point: "One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important". I believe my work is terribly important. And I know each one here too thinks our work is terribly important. So I considered we might as well all come here and have a communal nervous breakdown It is with great pride that today we celebrate the first Govan Mbeki awards