
In response to the planned removal of our beloved Springbok from out team Rugby jerseys, we ask all our customers to join their friends and family in South Africa in their silent protest.
On 1 December 2008, the residents of South Africa are planning to stand up
in silent protest against the political interference in the issue over the
Springbok emblem.
On this day we ask all of you to wear your hat, blanket, jersey,
t-shirt, cap, scarf, pants, gloves or underwear with the Springbok
emblem on it. Whether it is to work, school, church or even parliament, as
long as the emblem can be seen.
Send this email to all South Africans who live in the country so that they
may take part on the 1 December 08.
Whatever you do, REMEMBER, 1 DECEMBER 2008, IS THE DAY ON WHICH YOU CAN TAKE
PART IN A COUNTRYWIDE PROTEST ACTION.
Supporters do it in green - with the Bok on their chests.
Springbok emblem must go'
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Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:57
Rugby's corporate sponsors and its hallowed symbol the Springbok came under fire from delegates on the first day of a two-day National Sports Indaba held in Durban on Thursday.
Sports Portfolio Committee chairperson Butana Komphela told delegates: "The Springbok divides us. We have a responsibility to unite our country on one national emblem.
"Minister, I want you to observe the arrogance of white people on the Springbok emblem," he said.
Komphela said that there could be "no negotiation" on the Springbok emblem.
When the floor was opened to the delegates, many speakers called for a resolution removing the Springbok emblem to be passed as soon as possible.
However, Sports Minister Makhenkesi Stofile said: "My view is that emblems are not matters of life and death."
He said there should be one national emblem which all sporting codes would endorse.
Komphela added that the Sharks rugby franchise's failure to wear "Say no to racism" on their jerseys was nothing but "rampant racism" on the part of manufacturer Mr Price.
"Dealing with the legacy of apartheid cannot be dealt with by market forces," he said.
SA Rugby Union (Saru) chief executive Johan Prinsloo said he could not participate in the debate on the emblem as he had not been authorised to do so and the Springbok emblem had not originally been on the agenda of the Indaba.
According to the sports ministry the main purpose of the indaba, among others, is to develop an integrated national strategy in order to accelerate the implementation of the national sports development agenda.
The indaba will focus on the number of critical topics such as "Politics, sport, transformation and excellence, and access to resources".
Rugby's corporate sponsors and its hallowed symbol the Springbok came under fire from delegates on the first day of a two-day National Sports Indaba held in Durban on Thursday.
Sports Portfolio Committee chairperson Butana Komphela told delegates: "The Springbok divides us. We have a responsibility to unite our country on one national emblem.
"Minister, I want you to observe the arrogance of white people on the Springbok emblem," he said.
Komphela said that there could be "no negotiation" on the Springbok emblem.
When the floor was opened to the delegates, many speakers called for a resolution removing the Springbok emblem to be passed as soon as possible.
However, Sports Minister Makhenkesi Stofile said: "My view is that emblems are not matters of life and death."
He said there should be one national emblem which all sporting codes would endorse.
Komphela added that the Sharks rugby franchise's failure to wear "Say no to racism" on their jerseys was nothing but "rampant racism" on the part of manufacturer Mr Price.
"Dealing with the legacy of apartheid cannot be dealt with by market forces," he said.
SA Rugby Union (Saru) chief executive Johan Prinsloo said he could not participate in the debate on the emblem as he had not been authorised to do so and the Springbok emblem had not originally been on the agenda of the Indaba.
According to the sports ministry the main purpose of the indaba, among others, is to develop an integrated national strategy in order to accelerate the implementation of the national sports development agenda.
The indaba will focus on the number of critical topics such as "Politics, sport, transformation and excellence, and access to resources".
'Springbok - symbol of unity and peace'
By Natasha Joseph
They may have stumbled over the words to Shosholoza, but the small group of men gathered outside Parliament on Monday to protest against the proposed culling of the controversial Springbok emblem, stirred debate among passersby.
The Springbok emblem is once again at the centre of a storm after a recent national sport indaba in Durban, where a number of people, including prominent politicians, called for it to be scrapped.
On Monday, eight people marched from the top of Roeland Street in the CBD to the gates of Parliament, waving a Springbok flag and wearing shirts and hats depicting the now-endangered bokkie.