Athenkosi Mvane
22 November 2012
The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation
yesterday, held an award ceremony at the District Six Museum
The IJR’s Reconciliation Award for 2011was
handed to 54 year-old Olga Macingwane, by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
Macingwane was one of the victims of a bomb
blast that killed four people and injured 67 in Worcester
She forgave Stephanus Coetzee, the man
responsible for the deadly blast when they met in 2009 in Pretoria
"When I met Stephanus, I didn’t see a
monster; I saw a child of God” Macingwane said at the ceremony.
Archbishop Tutu said it was this form of
attitude that would lead South Africa
“Every saint has a past, and every sinner
has future” Tutu added.
The awards happen every year since the year
2000, and the nomination criteria are for individuals or institutions who make
a difference and contribute towards nation building.
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