Minister of Home Affairs Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma extended her best wishes to South African citizens while expressing her appreciation for the support she received from the public in efforts to transform the department of Home Affairs.
In this regard, Minister Dlamini Zuma said “Having entered the festive season, may I extend on behalf of our department, our Deputy Minister Malusi Gigaba, the Director-General Mavuso Msimang and indeed on my own behalf my best wishes to all our citizenry during the Christmas and New Year period.
“We are humbled by the support we have received from the general public and members of the media without whose support our efforts aimed at the fundamental transformation of our department will not succeed.
“In this regard, we commit ourselves to continue to improve our service delivery mandate in line with our constitutional mandate to ensure all of our people throughout the length and breadth of our country receive quality service delivery from our department.
“We reach out in thought and prayer to all those families including the S'khumbuzo Mhlongo family who lost their loves ones during the year and commit ourselves to ensuring that there no recurrence of such acts now or in the future.
“We extend our best wishes and speedy recovery for those in hospitals and in trauma expressing our wishes and hope that 2010 brings with it the best for them.
“We join our entire government in reiterating the central message of the festive season “Arrive Alive! Don’t Drink and Drive and critically continue to practice safe sex and don’t abuse women and children” concluded Minister Dlamini Zuma.
Issued by: Department of Home Affairs
23 December 2009
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