Statue "Park" not a South African solution
23 April 2015
The Statue Park proposed by Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthetwa is not a viable, sustainable or South African solution to addressing the painful and divisive legacy of our past, or the building of an inclusive future.
The proposed Statue Park of South African history is a sideshow by government that seeks to further distract from the ANC’s failure to deliver services and ensure broad-based transformation 21 years into our democracy. To place the blame for a lack of progress on statues, many over a century old, makes a mockery of the cause of true transformation in our society.
The DA reiterates its commitment to the Constitutional vision of an inclusive, transformed society, and the project of reconciliation and nation-building.
This vision compels us to build, rather than destroy. It compels us to build a nation, mindful of its past, but committed to inclusion, equality, freedom and human dignity. It compels us to strive tirelessly for meaningful, broad-based and substantive transformation.