I am pleased to be with you as you celebrate another milestone in the life of your technikon and the evolution of higher education in our country. Yesterday is ancient history.
Today is the past.
Tomorrow is vanishing. That about sums up the supersonic speed of change as we enter the twenty-first century. Aptly dubbed the century of technology, the 21st century ushers in a world radically miniaturized by computers, e-mail and the internet. It has given a competitive edge to those individuals and institutions who have harnessed information technology in the service of their fields of operation. South African higher education institutions are no exception.