The father of our nation, Former President Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela should be remembered on Fathers Day and his legacy of servanthood, selfless service and reconciliation celebrated as we continue to pray and wish him a speedy recovery, North West Premier Thandi Modise said on Sunday.
“Tata Mandela’s ability to build bridges across different groups and generations in our county secured a stable future for us all. His fighting spirit should inspire us and challenge us to unite and work for a united,non-racial,non-sexist,equal,democratic society in which there is social justice and a better life for all." highlighted Premier Modise.
In wishing Fathers a Happy Fathers Day and Youth a Happy Commemoration of the 37th Anniversary of June 16, Premier Modise called on fathers to be role models for their children and to nurture and inculcate in them values of ubuntu, love and compassion which are exemplified by Madiba.
“We are losing children who are the future of our country to drugs because most fathers are detached from their children and have allowed a generational gap to develop and define their relationship with their children. The Proud to Serve Youth campaign that our young people were part of should be sustained as it affords youth with the opportunity to carry forward Madiba’s legacies of selfless service and emulate patriotic and historic sacrifices of the 1976 youth generation,” emphasised Modise.
Premier Modise said that young people owe it to the memory of Hector Peterson and Solomon Mahlangu to overcome peer pressure and expose those who are peddling drugs in their communities, neighbourhoods and schools so that the vision of a drug free South Africa could be realised.
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