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28 February 1995
I thought it would be better for me to refer this
letter to the abovementioned address. I am sorry if I have erred by doing
so.
Where I am staying, the only newspaper available is a weekly newspaper
"City Press." Sometimes you find that it is out of stock.
I found this heading
" Make your submissions" in the Citizen newspaper dated 25 of this month.
The
law must treat everybody equally, irrespective of who the person is. I mean we
should not discriminate against the poor and the
rich. We will not build the
nation if we do that, and this will just be the extension of the apartheid
system that we said we do
not want.
People have started saying we now do
whatever we want. This is wrong because we have to build this nation for the
future of our children.
When we do away with the death penalty, we will always
cry about the increase of violence. This is not a new debate in the whole
world. The case must be tried in pursuance of justice. One professor did say
we must not quickly abolish the death penalty. He
is telling the truth because
justice will not be seen to be done. If we do not strengthen our law, who will
respect it then?
As a developing country, we should train prisoners in
certain spheres so that when they come out of prison, they can become self
sufficient.
That will ensure the decrease in crime. We should work together in
this case and one must not stand aside and say, "I know better."
I must say
that the introduction of the RDP will eliminate crime. Even the shops and
businesses will not cry because people will
be buying from them. The reason is
that many people will be working then.
The social pensions to our parents
should be the same, irrespective of the colour. The blood, flesh and the
suffering are the same,
and steps will be taken to our parents if they are
wrong. Children should be taught to respect as they used to do in rural areas.
The hands of the parents and the teachers are tight in taking decisions while
they are the pillars of nation building.
A woman, who was regarded as a slave
of the country, should be respected, especially the black women who suffered
because any muthi
would be used on her body and nobody would think for her. The
Constitutional Assembly should take cognizance of their sufferings
that has been
raised for years, and they should be satisfied. On the other hand, they must
also not lose their respect.
A woman should not be denied chances to progress
as she wishes. God has given you freedom, and you must free this prisoner that
you
have detained for so many years. It is because of a woman that you are so
high, and the time is now ripe for her to complain. Does
one has to be stabbed
with a knife on the back because freedom has been achieved?
Prostitutes
should be given rights, whether they are literate or not, so that crime could be
eliminated. Inter-marriages should be
encouraged to promote racial harmony, and
this should be law.
One should be given the full right to enquire and get any
information that one wants without being ignored. All such walls should
be
pulled down because they are cornerstones of apartheid that we are coming from.
This was happening to us Blacks. Salaries should
be equal.
A person who
stood up fighting for this land all his life should be listened and be heard.
He must now get the fruits of his fighting.
As I am always writing to you, I
ask for permission to go to Cape Town. I was given permission to do so, but I
did not have anyone
to accompany me. God knows why this happened, and a person
can also make choice between what is good and what is
bad.
L. N. MADONSELA
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