Ek is egter besonder bly om vandag die agbare Albertina Luthuli in ons midde te verwelkom; dogter van ons eerste Nobel-vredespryswenner, Inkosi Albert Luthuli, wie se tragiese dood, 40 jaar gelede, ons vanjaar herdenk wanneer ons die tragiese dag in herinnering roep waarop aangekondig is dat hy in die suikervelde van KwaDukuza deur ´n voortsnellende trein vermorsel is. Sy dood was net so skokkend en geheimsinnig as wat sy lewe ´n leidster was wat vooruitgewys het na die vryheid wat ons vandag geniet.
However, I am indeed very pleased to acknowledge in our midst this morning the Hon Albertina Luthuli, daughter of our first Nobel Peace Laureate, Inkosi Albert Luthuli, whose tragic death 40 years ago we commemorate this year, remembering the tragic day when it was reported that he had been crushed by a speeding train in the cane-fields of KwaDukuza. His death was as shocking and mysterious as his life was a lodestar pointing us to the freedom we enjoy today.