EFFORTS to intensify national reconciliation as a way to heal divisions of the past need to continue, says Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa.
“We need to continuously intensify the effort towards national reconciliation as a way to heal the divisions of the past, perpetuated along the lines of race, language, culture, religion and other social constructs.
“The reconciliation we speak about here is a project that involves all South Africans,” said Mthethwa.
The Minister addressed the National Reconciliation Day celebrations on Thursday under the theme: “The Year of Charlotte Mannya Maxeke: promoting reconciliation during the 25th anniversary of the Constitution”.
“For reconciliation to be meaningful, black people, and black women in particular, need to be economically empowered.
“We have walked this path together since 1994, with notable successes and pitfalls along the way. Our people have shown great resilience in the midst of the many challenges they continue to
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