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King Goodwill Zwelithini (middle), angered by the rampant rape of girls and elderly women, has directed traditional leaders to wage a war on criminals.<\/p>\n
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Durban – King Goodwill Zwelithini, angered by the rampant rape of girls and elderly women, has directed traditional leaders to wage a war on criminals. <\/p>\n
\u201cThese ugly criminal acts are no longer isolated incidents, but now constitute a plague. This situation warrants urgent attention as it is reaching epidemic proportions,\u201d Zwelithini said <\/p>\n
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He was addressing the opening of the Provincial House of Traditional Leaders in Ulundi on Wednesday, which was attended by Premier Zweli Mkhize and members of the KwaZulu-Natal cabinet, and members of Parliament. <\/p>\n
The opening of the house is organised each year by the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta). <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Zwelithini praised MEC Nomusa Dube for her \u201ccontinued efforts at ensuring that my message to my people is spread across all communities\u201d through the department\u2019s awareness campaigns, izimbizo, and other communication platforms. <\/p>\n
\u201cI am pleased my sister here (Dube) ensures that the government supports our initiatives at fostering lasting social cohesion among our people. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe will continue to work together to ensure that we empower amakhosi to carry out their social responsibility mandate of creating peaceful and respectful communities.\u201d <\/p>\n
Judicial processes had to be supported through providing information to the police about those known to have committed crimes, King Zwelithini said. \u201cHow we should achieve this is by ensuring that we mobilise our people so that they become the ears and eyes of the nation. We all know that most of the time people who commit these acts will be known criminals or drug users.\u201d <\/p>\n
Communities needed to ensure they eliminated all forms of antisocial <\/p>\n
behaviour. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut traditional leaders, through their traditional councils and all traditional formations in tribal authorities, should take the lead in this campaign if we are to restore our good image as a province where ubuntu, respect for one another, and dignified behaviour are the cornerstones of our nation,\u201d Zwelithini said. <\/p>\n
If rape was allowed to continue unabated, it would tarnish KwaZulu-Natal\u2019s image and drag South Africa\u2019s reputation through the mud, he added. <\/p>\n
He also lashed out at people who referred to joblessness as an excuse to commit crime, saying democracy did not mean people could do as they pleased. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe also call upon the church to work closely with traditional leaders and mount a strong campaign to fight this scourge. This is a disgrace to our society.\u201d <\/p>\n
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