The North West Province will close its Mandela Month programme with a Provincial Social Cohesion and Moral Regeneration Summit aimed at carrying forward the nation building and reconciliation legacy of former President Nelson Mandela. The two-day summit to be addressed by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is scheduled to be held as from 9:00am at the Mmabatho Convention Centre in Mahikeng on Monday 29-30 July 2013.

“The closure of Mandela Month presents us with an opportunity to fast track implementation of the resolutions adopted at the national summit held last year and deal with the challenges of moral decay, scourges of corruption, teenage pregnancy, drug abuse, crime, racism, violence against women and children that we are facing in the province,” said Premier Thandi Modise ahead of the summit.

“The summit will contribute towards the realisation of non-sexism, non racism and good citizens in the province,” Premier Modise added.  

Other speakers to address the summit to be held under the theme” “working towards creating a caring, just and humane society”with Deputy President Motlanthe who is the patron of the Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM) include Minister of Paul Mashatile and Chairperson of the MRM Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa. 

Issues to be discussed at the summit will include the role of the judiciary, parliament and traditional leadership in promoting fundamental human rights particularly the right to human dignity, equality and justice, preservation of indigenous culture and knowledge systems and problems of xenophobia.

Stakeholders invited to be part of the summit include the business sector, private sector, academics from institutions of higher learning, traditional leaders, Churches, Faith based organizations, business sector, Non-Government Organisations, women and youth organisations, people with disabilities, provincial government departments and municipalities. 

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