If South Africa is to achieve social cohesion some people cannot continue feeling superior to others, Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
“It is very divisive when a minority wants to be treated separately to the majority,” she told the national social cohesion summit in Soweto, Johannesburg.<\/p>\n
For real social cohesion, equality must be understood and practised, she said.<\/p>\n
“It doesn’t augur well if there are people who still feel superior to others… There are people who still feel superior by the mere fact that they belong to a different race.”<\/p>\n
Earlier, Freedom Front Plus MP Corne Mulder called for a ministry for minority affairs.<\/p>\n
Dlamini-Zuma called for increased state participation.<\/p>\n
“The state must not be a passive state… because you can’t transform with a state that is standing by and leaving everything to uncertain markets. Markets cannot transform society.”<\/p>\n
The summit was being held in Kliptown, where 3000 delegates of all races met in 1955 to draft the Freedom Charter, which calls for a non-racial South Africa that belongs to all who live in it.<\/p>\n
Delegates explored the role of the judiciary, Parliament, political parties and traditional leaders, among others, in building an inclusive society.<\/p>\n
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said independence of the judiciary was guaranteed by the Constitution.<\/p>\n
“As a government we have no intention of interfering with its independence.”<\/p>\n
He said the establishment of an Office of the Chief Justice was the first step towards the total independence of the judiciary.<\/p>\n
Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile, whose department was hosting the two-day event, said the summit would not be a mere talk shop.<\/p>\n
“Out of it must come decisive steps,” he said. These included a clear plan of action to heal the wounds of the past and strengthen social cohesion.<\/p>\n
Political parties, business leaders, and civil society and government representatives attended the summit.<\/p>\n
Among them were National Assembly Speaker Max Sisulu, former Speaker Frene Ginwala, and Zanele Mbeki, wife of former president Thabo Mbeki.<\/p>\n
The summit’s theme is: “Working together to create a proud and caring society”.<\/p>\n
President Jacob Zuma first called for such a summit in 2009. – Sapa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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