Minister Nathi Mthethwa speaks out on defacing of statue
Jaimie-faith Poonah
08 April 2015
Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa said government neither supports nor encourage the defamation or violent removal of any statue.
Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa said government neither supports nor encourage the defamation or violent removal of any statue.
This follows the defacing of
Paul Kruger statue on Church
Square Pretoria
In a statement Minister
Mthethwa said the diverse voices of all citizens of this country must be
allowed to express themselves, but guided by the law in our efforts to alter
the national heritage landscape.
Ministerial Spokesperson
Sandile Memela said as the department we do not support the defacing or violent
removal of any statue, instead we encourage our citizens, the youth and their
formations to continue to pursue a peaceful resolution of this matter by
following the processes that will see them consult with the affected parties
and submit and application the relevant authorities that has the legislative
responsibility to make sure that this issue is resolved in an peaceful manner.
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