Keynote Address by the Honourable Deputy Minister of Transport, Honourable Sindisiwe Chikunga (MP) at the occasion of the 14th Leadership Development Conference for Women in Law Enforcement
Indaba Hotel Fourway, Johannesburg
Programme Director
MEC of Transport and Community Safety and Liason in KwaZulu: Ms Peggy Nkonyeni
Chairperson of Women In Law Enforcement: Ms L Modiba
Founder and Executive Director of the SA LGTBQ: Steve Letsike
Distinguished Conference Speakers
Women in Law Enforcement across the three Spheres of Government
Civil Society Organizations present
Representatives from the Academia
Members of the media
Ladies and gentlemen;
Introduction
I must thank the organisers of this very progressive and transformative event that for all intents and purposes attempts to ensure we all commit effort and resources to resolving the challenges of inequality in our society.
Programme Director;
We hold this important conference during a very important day in history, when our continent celebrates Africa Day. The essence of being African speaks of humility and humanity, it speaks of protection of family and national values, dignity and national pride. Africa is distinctly unique amongst all seven continents because of its rich diverse cultural heritage, endowed with a wealth of natural resources offering breath-taking tourists attractions, we have one of the longest river Nile and the largest desert the Sahara desert, with the world’s largest waterfall, being the Victoria falls in Zimbabwe. The African ancestry fibre commands respect for respectful communal living, which is premised on the rule of law that seek to cultivate unity, humanity and the sacrosanctity of life.
How shameful, that as we commemorate and celebrate what makes Africa unique, along side we have to painfully face the realities brought about by Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) which is coupled by a legacy of inequality, poverty and unemployment. Many of us have heard on the news…