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Mbeki: Do it for Lucky
19/10/2007 11:26 - (SA)
Pretoria - President Thabo Mbeki made an appeal to South Africans to confront the "scourge" of crime together, following the murder of reggae star Lucky Dube.
"This is indeed very, very sad that this happened to an outstanding South African - an outstanding musician, world renowned," he said as he was leaving for France to support the Springboks in the World Cup final.
Mbeki conveyed his condolences to the family and also to Dube's fans in SA and around the world.
"Even as we prepare to celebrate the victory of the Springboks we must also grieve the death of an outstanding South African and indeed make a commitment that we shall continue to act together as a people to confront this terrible scourge of crime, which has taken the lives of too many of our people - and does so every day," he said.
"Perhaps when we bring back the cup that will also be a salute to a fellow artist - as the Springboks are artists - to the life of a really great South African artist, Lucky Dube,"
Mbeki, sporting his Springbok jersey, was speaking to journalists as he prepared to leave for France to attend the final. He added that he was going to convey a message to the Springboks that the whole country was behind them.
"We are going to win. We are going to bring the cup back as we took it in 1995," a confident Mbeki said.
He said he would personally help the national side "carry back the Webb Ellis Cup as Rugby World champions".
"All South Africans genuinely say 'bring the Cup home on Saturday', all of us will be watching," he said as he put on his Springbok cap and left for the airport.
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