Students have a critical role to play in enabling Africa to determine its own destiny, and they should do their utmost to change the continent for the better.

Dr Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa, addressing students in the Endler Hall on Friday, 26 August 2011.

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This was the message (link to the speech here) that Dr Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa, delivered to about 500 people in a packed Endler Hall in Stellenbosch University's Conservatoire on Friday (26 August 2011) afternoon.