MEDIA STATEMENT
BY THE
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
Legalising Durban's Red-Light District is Not the Answer
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7th July 2008 The acting IFP Youth Brigade Chairperson (IFPYB), Mrs Pat Lebenya-Ntanzi, today said that the eThekwini Municipality's plans to legalise Durban's red-light districts before the 2010 World Cup should be condemned in the strongest possible manner. Mrs Lebenya-Ntanzi commented: "Our government is sending out mixed messages to the youth of this country. On the one hand it preaches strong family values and moral regeneration, but on the other hand they want to legalise prostitution on Durban's streets. It doesn't make sense. "Government claims to be firmly behind moral regeneration and the transformation of the South African society, yet they have recently passed laws allowing 12-year-olds the legal right to abort, while legalised red-light districts are on the cards to 'welcome' our 2010 tourists. Will this lead us to a just, proper and moral society? The IFPYB doesn't believe so. "As a party, the IFP believes in a society underpinned by the spirit of ubuntu / botho. We also believe in a moral society that is based on strong family values and a strong community. "The IFPYB therefore calls on all South Africans to stand-up and oppose the eThekwini Municipality's plans to legalise prostitution. "Let's us all work towards restoring the moral fibre of our nation. The IFP believes that this vision can be achieved through our values of solidarity, freedom and unity in diversity and our principles and policies coupled with bold leadership and political courage," concluded Mrs Pat Lebenya-Ntanzi.
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