Mthethwa warns acts of racism ‘will not be suppressed’
Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa has warned that acts of racism will not be suppressed, but publicised for all to see.
Mthethwa delivered the Reconciliation Day message on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday morning.
“We have witnessed racists acts in our universities, schools and other public places,” he said.
“While it is deeply disturbing that these attitudes continue in our society, we must take encouragement from the fact that the perpetrators of racism have found neither sympathy nor condonation from broader society. Time and again, our nation has shown its true character in times of need.”
Mthethwa said Reconciliation Day is meant to be about South Africans learning to live alongside each other in peace.
“We should not despair at the actions of the few who still cling to the attitudes, behaviour, and language of the past.
“Civil society mobilised against the racists. Pressure was placed on the institutions involved to take swift and appropriate action. Acts of racism will not be suppressed, buried, or rationalised. They will be publicised, filmed, and put on full public view for all to see. This speaks to the energised and conscientised society we have become.
“We are a society that stands firmly for justice.”
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