Archbishop of Cape Town condemns Lonmin mine deaths

From ENS-

Condemning the rising violence and deaths at Lonmin’s Mine, the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town has called for “strong, but measured and proportionate” interventions from government, police and unions, to end the “senseless loss of life.”

“Our fervent prayers are with all the bereaved and injured,” said the Most Rev. Thabo Makgoba, while warning that one could not bandage wounds or demand an end to conflict without addressing the issues on which conflict feeds. He said that God’s promise of true peace could only be realized when there was true justice and equity, and that all sectors of society must strive for this. The archbishop called for hard work, and positive re-commitment to the vision of 1994, rather than complacency or hopelessness in the face of the country’s challenges.

The full text of the archbishop’s statement follows.

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