Justice Radebe dedicated his life's efforts and hopes to bring peace in this community. We must honour him by promoting the cause of peace in spite of what the enemies of peace have done to him. Our dedication to peace and reconciliation makes the memory of Justice Radebe and our cause stand tall over the infamy and cowardice of this assassination. If we react with violence to violence, it will all be lost. To start the cycle of violence and war in this area again takes very little and people should not underestimate the potential for disruption as a result of what some may consider a small retaliatory action.
Conflicts always start small, but soon grow big.
For this reason, we must ensure that the cycle of violence stops here and now. We must ensure that all our leaders in this area are safe. If we are to promote the cause of prosperity the ANC must now undertake to share with us the responsibility of ensuring the safety and security of all other IFP candidates. We cannot have free and fair elections in this area unless there is recognition that the safety and security of IFP candidates is a matter which must concern everybody, and not the IFP alone. Unless all IFP candidates in this region are guaranteed safety and security in a tangible way, the cause of democracy in our country may very well be declared lost from this moment on.