Speeches

Keynote address by Dr Reuel J. Khoza   I  08 December 2025 Ladies and gentlemen, colleagues, and fellow seekers of wisdom, We gather today to reflect on a voice that has become both a mirror and a lamp for our nation – the voice of Professor Tinyiko Maluleke. His memoir, Faces and Phases of Resilience, is…

Address by Dr Reuel J. Khoza   I  26 November 2025 The story of African dignity and Pan-Africanism is not the tale of a single generation, but a continuum stretching across centuries. It begins in the 19th century or even earlier, when African kings and prophets stood against the tide of colonial conquest.   Moshoeshoe 1,…

Address by Dr Reuel J. Khoza  I  15 November 2025   Brief profile and history of Rev Dr Enoch Litswele Rev Dr Enoch Hlupheka Litswele is a pioneering Nazarene missionary, educator, and church leader whose life bridged traditional African values with evangelical Christian service across Southern Africa. Early Life and Spiritual Awakening Born in 1935…

Address to SALGA Leadership Conference at Valley Lodge & Spa Hotel, Magaliesburg by Dr Reuel J. Khoza  I  22 October 2025 Honourable Members of SALGA, Organisers of this SALGA Strategy Retreat, It is both a privilege and a profound responsibility to address you briefly on a matter that sits at the heart of our collective…

BPI Lifetime Achievement Awards – Acceptance speech by Dr Reuel J. Khoza Acceptance speech by Dr Reuel J. Khoza  I  02 October 2025 Mr Nkosana Thobela and your BPI Colleagues, Esteemed Colleagues, Fellow Citizens, Ladies and Gentlemen. I stand before you today with a heart brimming with gratitude. Gratitude not merely as a polite gesture,…

By Dr Reuel J. Khoza  I  6 September 2025 Opening Salutation Honourable guests, esteemed colleagues, educators, graduates, and fellow citizens, I stand before you not merely to speak, but to summon a collective reckoning – a moment to reflect on the soul of our nation and the scaffolding upon which its future must be built:…

“We are human only through the humanity of others.” Reuel J. Khoza in Attuned Leadership, 2011.

“She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.” Proverbs 31:26

There comes a time in the life of a nation – and indeed in the life of a man – when reflection is not a luxury but a necessity.

Dr Reuel J. Khoza  I  Rhodes University  I  5 August 2025 Ladies and gentlemen, there was a moment (quiet, unassuming) when I realised that leadership is not about being at the helm, but about being in service. Not service to self, nor to status, but to society.  To the silent hopes of the young. To…