On behalf of the Democratic Alliance (DA), I would like to wish members of the Christian faith a blessed and reflective Easter. I would also like to wish the Jewish community a happy Passover, a commemoration of the journey to freedom.
The Easter and Passover period give the Christian and Jewish communities a chance to deeply reflect on their faith and the kind of society we live in and the kind of society we would like to build. I therefore humbly call upon the Religious Community to dedicate a special prayer to South Africa, the people and the country’s political leadership during this holy period. We urge all South Africans to pray for South Africa and her people over this period.
We must recall the role that the Church played in the fight for the country’s Constitutional Democracy and its deep roots in all of society. Church leaders like the late Father Trevor Huddleston and Archbishop Desmond Tutu knew that the Church could not just standby while the country was subjected to the anti-democratic rule of unethical and self-interested men and women.
During these trying and irregular times, it is vital that all of society stand behind the shared democratic and constitutional values that put the country and people first.
This period also brings with it increased traffic volumes on the country’s national roads, I therefore urge all road users to travel safely, remain cautious and vigilant, and be mindful of all other road users.