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VIDEO: Moral Regeneration Forum launched in Durban
The Office of the Premier in partnership with eThekwini Municipality launched the Moral Regeneration Movement Forum, for the eThekwini district at Durban's City Hall on Friday.
THE Office of the Premier in partnership with eThekwini Municipality launched the eThekwini district’s Moral Regeneration Movement Forum, on Friday, at the Durban City Hall.
The launch is a build-up to the National Moral Regeneration Summit which will be hosted in the City from 7 to 9 December.
Bheki Nkwanyana, a spokesperson from the Premier’s Office said the Moral Regeneration Movement in KZN is co-ordinated in the Office of the Premier with the intention of fighting moral decay such as crime, drug abuse, alcohol abuse and abuse of women and children.
“We are therefore given the the opportunity to form the MRM eThekwini Forum, to make sure that the service directed to the communities reach them and citizens are treated with dignity they deserve,” he said.
Nkwanyana said eThekwini will have six regions representing the Forum with ten people per region so sixty forum members would be elected for a two-day workshop to clarify the work that the MRF. “The Charter of Positive Values which cuts across all race, colour, creed and gender are the guiding values for the Moral Regeneration Movement which we believe will resuscitate morals in SA,” he said.
The nine values of the Charter of Positive Values are:
1. Respect, human dignity and equality.
2. Promote responsible freedom, The rule of law and democracy.
3. Improve material well-being and economic justice.
4. Enhance sound family and community values.
5. Uphold honesty, integrity and loyalty.
6. Ensure harmony in culture, belief and conscience.
7. Show respect and concern for all people.
8. Strive for justice, fairness and peaceful co-existence.
9. Protect the environment.
2. Promote responsible freedom, The rule of law and democracy.
3. Improve material well-being and economic justice.
4. Enhance sound family and community values.
5. Uphold honesty, integrity and loyalty.
6. Ensure harmony in culture, belief and conscience.
7. Show respect and concern for all people.
8. Strive for justice, fairness and peaceful co-existence.
9. Protect the environment.
Moral Regeneration is a nation-building programme undertaken by government and civil society, aimed at promoting human rights, ethical behaviour and the values enshrined in the Constitution of the country.
The concept was introduced by Nelson Mandela when he was president in an effort to resuscitate morality among South Africans. Today, similar forums are being established in all districts in the country.
These forums are meant to intensify the fight against moral decay and open debates on issues of morality in communities.
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