The South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) on Friday appealed for patriotism to achieve the vision of the rainbow nation and a united‚ prosperous‚ non-racial‚ non-sexist and democratic society.
“Reconciliation has thus far eluded us because of the failure of some of our compatriots to embrace it as a two-way process that involves compromise‚ commitment to shared values and a common national identity‚” said SANCO national spokesperson Jabu Mahlangu in a statement on Reconciliation Day.
Mahlangu said that the resurgence of racism which had recently been manifested through racist Facebook rants‚ vicious assaults including verbal racial abuse‚ discrimination against black learners at Pretoria Girls High school‚ abduction‚ assault and the forcing of Victor Mlotshwa into a coffin‚ was the antithesis of reconciliation‚ unity‚ nation-building and social cohesion.
“This cancerous spirit has the potential to reverse the collective gains that the country has made since the dawn of freedom and democracy‚” he warned.
He said that the destructive life-force must be confronted wherever it raised its ugly head and the perpetrators of human rights violations as well as racial abuse marginalised and severely punished .
“An inclusive economy will lay the foundation for peaceful co-existence and unity‚” Mahlangu added.
Patriotism key to unity and reconciliation - SANCO
The South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) on Friday appealed for patriotism to achieve the vision of the rainbow nation and a united‚ prosperous‚ non-racial‚ non-sexist and democratic society.
“Reconciliation has thus far eluded us because of the failure of some of our compatriots to embrace it as a two-way process that involves compromise‚ commitment to shared values and a common national identity‚” said SANCO national spokesperson Jabu Mahlangu in a statement on Reconciliation Day.
Mahlangu said that the resurgence of racism which had recently been manifested through racist Facebook rants‚ vicious assaults including verbal racial abuse‚ discrimination against black learners at Pretoria Girls High school‚ abduction‚ assault and the forcing of Victor Mlotshwa into a coffin‚ was the antithesis of reconciliation‚ unity‚ nation-building and social cohesion.
“This cancerous spirit has the potential to reverse the collective gains that the country has made since the dawn of freedom and democracy‚” he warned.
He said that the destructive life-force must be confronted wherever it raised its ugly head and the perpetrators of human rights violations as well as racial abuse marginalised and severely punished .
“An inclusive economy will lay the foundation for peaceful co-existence and unity‚” Mahlangu added.
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