Celebrating a white Christmas: A cause to question SA calendar
OUR Constitution guarantees the freedom for everyone to practise their religious, spiritual and cultural beliefs. But truth be told, there has been a de facto preference of Christianity over all other religions and spiritual practices. This is evident not only in the broader society but in government, business and ironically, even the judiciary itself.
It boggles the mind why the South African courts close on Christian holidays such as Good Friday and Christmas.
The calendar of South Africa has zero regard for African spirituality, despite this being an African country. This is the common story in almost all Afrikan countries even post-independence, where Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Islam and Judaism) have continued to eclipse the Afrikan belief systems.
There is a discord as human rights appear so prominently in the Constitution yet are
