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THE REPORTER 17 JANUARY 2025 · PAGE 5

DANKIE
Van Junie 2024 het ons ‘n lang pad gestap, maar wanneer
‘n mens familie en vriende het soos elkeen van julle, maak
dit die pad soveel korter. Ons wil vandag dankie sê vir almal
se gebede, sms en whattsapp boodskappe, tele-
foonoproepe, besoeke en omgee tydens Frans se operasie
en pad met kanker. Ons Loof en Prys ons Hemelse Vader vir
soveel genade, liefde en dat ons vandag kan juig hy is
skoon. Dis nie almal wat kan sê, ek is skoon nie. Dis ‘n
moeilike en hartseer pad en daarom bid ons vandag vir
elkeen wat nog ‘n pad met kanker stap.
Baie dankie kom uit ons harte uit.
FRANS, ANNAMARE EN KINDERS

quently, the elite who impose dictable and ongoing load
it on the people unjustly shedding paralyses eco-
enrich themselves. nomic growth and agricul-
South Africa is in a dire tural production. While we
situation. We experience may not have experienced
daily the consequences of load shedding recently, we
mismanagement, corrup- are frequently subjected to
tion, and poor policy for- load reduction, which has
mulation. As a representa- the same consequences.
tive of thousands of com- The bureaucratic obstacles
mercial farmers across the preventing private initiatives
from contributing effectively
country, TLU SA addresses
this letter to you as a serious to resolving this issue must
the centre, while the Biblical call to action and accoun- be removed.
framework places God at the tability. Crime: Farm attacks and
centre. general insecurity not only
T h e p r o b l e m s o u r
As a government in a communities struggle with threaten the lives of farmers
democracy, you have two are well known: and farmworkers but also
primary responsibilities. Policy uncertainty and the country's food security.
Firstly, you must ensure the Economic uncertainty:
safety of the country's incorrect policy: This is the Certain aspects are crucial
residents, and secondly, you starting point and foun- for achieving economic
dation of what is wrong in
Open Letter to the President of must create a climate in South Africa. Economic growth. The market force
test evaluates any business
which the private sector will
the Republic of South Africa want to do business. For indicators clearly show that and the country. If a business
our country has not perfor-
fails this test, it will go
more than thirty years, you
have failed miserably in both med satisfactorily regarding bankrupt. Similarly, interna-
- Mr Cyril Ramaphosa these responsibilities. With economic growth under the tional credit agencies eva-
approximately 80 murders ANC's policy direction over luate a country. If it fails the
TLU SA sent an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa on 8 January 2025. per day, corruption running recent years. The greatest test, the country will be
Dear President, where the state wants to The apparent goal you rampant and being ad- discourse is possibly cadre downgraded to junk status
deployment, accompanied
— something we have
The year 2025 lies on the position itself as the pursue, to establish a dressed very softly, and by corruption. This causes a l r e a d y s h a m e f u l l y
legislation that continuously
horizon for every person, institution with sole authority classless society where creates uncertainty for expertise to be replaced by achieved.
waiting for us, also for our over people's well-being everyone is equal and the so- investors, there can certainly loyal supporters who do not Infrastructure: Taxpayers
country. We as Christians must be clearly contrasted called economic injustice is possess the responsibility contribute significantly to
know that it will require each with the Biblical guideline of abolished, is unrealistic. The be no boast of a safe and and expertise required to the state, which should
of us to exercise our cultural private property rights and outcome will indeed be that favourable environment in successfully fulfil the neces- maintain and improve
South Africa.
mandate, as derived from free trade, which can create everyone (except your elite in sary obligations. In every infrastructure. However, all
the Word of God, namely to wealth where each of us, as the inner circles) will If the responsibility to ensure area of our society, many sectors of the economy
inhabit and to preserve, stewards, exercises our l a n g u i s h i n p o v e r t y. the safety of residents had examples can be cited, such experience poor infra-
according to the ordinances cultural mandate. Your Conversely, we as Christians been fulfilled at all, the public as the outcomes of our structure, which hampers
of God. This requires that ideology, with its focus on know that our primary task would see the SAPS as their learners' Mathematical and economic processes.
the outcomes of our daily labour as the most urgent on Earth is to glorify God and friend. With a few individuals Science abilities (or perhaps Economic growth is crucial
decision-making and way of aspect for the future, is live in relationship with Him. in the SAPS, this is indeed inability), their lack of to address the rising socio-
life should bear the fruit to currently being proven This involves obedience to the case, and for that, there comprehension in reading, economic challenges and
show that we live a life of wrong in practice at a very His will and preparation for is great gratitude. However, and also the policy of expro- other issues meaningfully.
gratitude to the glory of God rapid pace. Mechanisation eternal life. It also means crime syndicates and priation without compen- Social grants are not the
Triune. According to sta- and technology are already that we clearly learn from the criminals have positioned sation (EWC), which dis- solution to unemployment.
tistics, we are approximately replacing labour as a pro- Word that not everyone is themselves in the SAPS, and courages investments and This practice will soon lead
85% Christians in South duction factor at a high rate. equal and has received the corruption within those undermines property owner- to unrest and further in-
Africa. We thus rightly ask The creation of wealth is a same talents. According to ranks runs rampant. This ship rights. The latter is the creases in crime. Every ac-
the question: is this truly still creative process driven by the Word, your view of causes any law enforcement most urgent aspect to create tion, stance, and legislation
the measure against which entrepreneurs willing to do equality is indeed an error. officer in that uniform to be wealth for those who accept of a responsible government
our lives are tested? As business. Their success is of The Marxist worldview approached with uncer- the responsibility required to must first be tested against
individuals, but also as utmost importance for the focuses on materialism, tainty. The SAPS must be engage in the economy. one aspect: what will the im-
institutions and govern- state to generate income social revolution, and a cleansed, properly trained, pact on economic growth be?
ment, we must know that through taxes. Mr Rama- human-centred solution to and thoroughly equipped to Corruption: This must be
this is ultimately the most phosa, in all honesty—the the world's problems. The adequately address the highlighted as one of the Distortion of History: Over
consequential aspect of wealth that has been created Biblical worldview is founded threats. They must re- most significant cancers time, revolutionary groups
accountability that must be over time is running out — on God's sovereignty, establish a pure ethos of undermining the country's have perpetuated lies about
answered. whether due to a lack of redemption through Christ, service delivery in the future. The scale of self- history. Black people, like
enrichment through tender
white people, are second-
The persistence in sup- economic growth or faulty and an eternal purpose for interest of the country's fraud and purchases from generation residents in
people before the SAPS can
porting a Marxist model utilisation and corruption. man. Marxism places man at South Africa. After 1994,
and will play a meaningful the state coffers has esca-
role. It is your responsibility lated disproportionately. For with the establishment of the
as head of state to be example, while vehicle tyres current order, the agreement
accountable for this. in the private sector can be was that everyone would
purchased for approximately supposedly be equal citizens
Globally, the countries
pursuing a system where R4,000, there are instances of the country and treated as
such. False accusations
private property rights and a where SAPS stations against white people are
free market are pursued with procure the same tyres for
m i n i m a l g o v e r n m e n t up to R18,000. This continually made, and you,
as President, should act
interference have consis- corruption is rampant across against those who mali-
tently proven to provide the all levels. Officials in
best opportunity for wealth positions of authority must ciously threaten the agreed-
upon existing order.
creation. In contrast, a ensure that everything under
Marxist-driven centralised their control functions These issues no longer
socialist model on a trajec- transparently and correctly. require discussion or com-
tory towards communism The question arises whether mittees; they demand deci-
has, worldwide, only caused they are not part of this sive action, but the correct
poverty and intense sorrow destructive cancer. action.
for the population. Conse- Energy crisis: The unpre- Continued on page 6