The Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, said that ANC branch representatives have "the opportunity of a lifetime" at their forthcoming conference, to put all factional, partisan interests aside and to follow their consciences and to be the architects of a flourishing South Africa."
He made the appeal on Tuesday as the ANC gears up for its much-anticipated national elective conference at Nasrec in Johannesburg from this weekend.
In a statement, Bishop Makgoba said that “as people of faith, our hope is always in God and not in any political party or in whoever a party may choose as its leader."
"But, as church leaders said in a joint statement over this weekend, we do need political leaders of integrity who will put the common good above all else," he said.
He added: "You have a choice: to open the window of equality of opportunity for all South Africans or to put us at risk of another decade of moral famine. For the sake of our common future, please choose wisely."
Archbishop Makgoba said that “in South Africa, we have been waiting, praying and anticipating a renaissance of values-based, ethical and moral leadership for nearly ten years. We are now on destiny’s doorstep.”
“As people of faith, our hope is always in God and not in any political party or in whoever a party may choose as its leader. But, as church leaders said in a joint statement over this weekend, we do need political leaders of integrity who will put the common good above all else.”
“Destiny is not a matter of chance, but of choice. At the upcoming ANC Conference, branch representatives have the opportunity of a lifetime: to put all factional, partisan interests aside and to follow their consciences and to be the architects of a flourishing South Africa,” Archbishop Makgoba said.
“You have a choice: to open the window of equality of opportunity for all South Africans or to put us at risk of another decade of moral famine. For the sake of our common future, please choose wisely,” he concluded.
