This Diwali, light a lamp for South Africa

NOW more than ever, as the commissions of inquiry lay bare the rot, the graft, the corruption, and betrayal of public trust, South Africa stands at a moral crossroads.

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Thuli Madonsela, Raymond Zondo, Babita Deokaran, Pamela Mabini, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi ... names that echo not just in courtrooms and headlines, but in the aching hearts of citizens who have witnessed courage, sacrifice and the cost of truth, with some of these heroes and heroines giving their lives.

Poverty deepens. Unemployment swells. Service delivery falters. South Africa is in a dark place. And yet, amid the shadows, Diwali arrives, not just as a festival of lights but as a clarion call to conscience.

Diwali is not merely a celebration. It is a reckoning. A reminder that darkness, be it political, economic or spiritual, is never permanent. That the lamps we light must illuminate not just our homes, but our institutions, our intentions and our collective future.