Deputy President Mabuza calls for a recommitment of the project of nation building and social cohesion

Deputy President David Mabuza during a virtual sitting of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), called on the country to rethink and recommit to the project of nation building, social cohesion and the role that an inclusive economy would play in achieving these ideals.
 
This was in response to a question from a member of the African National Congress on how the Moral Regeneration contributed to quelling racial tensions following the recent public violence in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal. The killings necessitates us to follow through on our interventions to address racial tensions in the country.
 
In response to the question, Deputy President Mabuza, who is the patron of the Moral Regeneration Movement informed the NCOP that in order to propel South Africa into a type of society envisioned in the National Development Plan, the case for moral regeneration became a collective responsibility of government, civil society, business and non-governmental organisations.
 
In this regard, the Moral Regeneration Movement continues to advocate for campaigns around the Charter of Positive Values, aimed at ensuring that we realise our goal of social cohesion and of building safer communities so that we progress as a country.
 
Deputy President Mabuza stressed that the initiatives can only succeed if they involve community-based organisations, faith-based organisations, traditional leaders, the business community, labour organisations, law enforcement agencies, including research and academic institutions.
 
This calls on all of society and government to find shared and sustainable solutions towards nation building and social cohesion and approach the challenges of economic exclusion, systemic poverty with vigour.
 
“South Africa still has mounting challenges ahead to overcome in fulfilling the hopes and dreams we had at the fall of apartheid. It is therefore incumbent upon all of us, working across political lines to lead and address decisively the root causes of these unrests and find shared sustainable solutions to ensure this dark period in our history is never repeated” said Deputy President David Mabuza.
 
The Deputy President has previously appealed that all leaders, no matter their positions in society, have an obligation to promote the Constitutional values of non-racialism and non-sexism, human dignity and the rule of law, and not allow South Africa to regress to past divisions.
 
Above this, the Deputy President recommitted government to work towards economic inclusivity and improving socio-economic conditions of poverty unemployment and inequality, which are paramount to the achievement of social cohesion.
 
 
Enquiries: Matshepo Seedat on 082 679 9473 or Matshepo@presidency.gov.za
 
Issued by: The Presidency
Pretoria