Reconciliation Day

By Magistrate T. Lendore

The Day of Reconciliation is very important in the history of our country; owing to the emotive and turbulent origins of two major historical events.

First, the battle of blood on the banks of the Ncome River on 16 December 1838 between the Voortrekkers and Zulus. The Voortrekkers, who moved inland during the Great Trek to South Africa, were keen to settle down on this land. The Zulu people already populated the area they chose to settle in. With the advantage of gunpowder, the 470 Voortrekkers, defeated the 10 000 strong Zulu army in battle.

Secondly, on 16 December 1961, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) was formed. This was the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC), which was launched to wage an armed struggle against the apartheid government. Before its formation, the ANC had largely approached the fight against apartheid through passive resistance, but after the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960, where peaceful protestors were indiscriminately shot by police, such was no longer regarded as a viable means to oppose the regime.

The Day of Reconciliation has been created to mark the end of apartheid. South Africa’s first nonracial and democratic government aimed to symbolically acknowledge the significance of this date. The day, therefore, has been in existence since 1995. The purpose of this day was to foster unity and reconciliation across the country. The reason the date was

selected is due to its significance to both African and Afrikaner cultures and an attempt to find a balance between a division-fraught past and the promotion of national unity, racial harmony, and reconciliation in a new South Africa.

In the Bible, reconciliation involves a change in the relationship between God and man or man and man. It assumes there has been a breakdown in the relationship, but now there has been a change from a state of enmity and fragmentation to one of harmony and fellowship. As we commemorate this day, let us therefore Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you (Colossians 2:13).

ABOUT US

FORMED:

2016 in Cape Town, South Africa

GENRE:

Contemporary Christian Music Contemporary Worship Music

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Alternative Pop/Rock

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CONSUME is birthed from 1 Kings 18, it’s the story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal. Verse 2 of that chapter starts with “there was a famine in the land” .

Fitting, as many of us are facing a similar season due to the Global Covid-19 Pandemic. There is famine all around – businesses are shutting down, companies are retrenching, people have lost loved ones. A spirit of fear has been unleashed and it wants to cripple our faith.

In times of drought or famine, we have to be prepared to do the crazy, like wasting water to pour over wood that you are about to burn - in the natural, it does not make sense. God is calling us to do something that costs us when our resources are limited, in spite of our own “personal famines” . God wants to reveal himself through the seemingly impossible, because in so doing, no man, no flesh, none of our own intellect or ability can take credit and no one can deny the power and presence of God.

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S E C O N D A R Y C I T I Z E N S

(or SCBand for short), is a Contemporary Christian rock band hailing from the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. The band was founded by Lei Scheffers as early as 2016 already, but was only really established in 2019 with the release of our debut track – Lost in You. The band itself consists of numerous musicians and artist from local churches in and around the Cape Town area.

All our songs are original, authentic, Word-based and birthed out of seasons that we've been through. Our music is raw and honest. It reflects our heart towards God and His people. We sing what we believe. We believe that our music has the power to inspire and shake things up - not only in people’s hearts, but in the Christian music scene.

The name Secondary Citizens is 2 fold: Firstly, it is based off the scripture in John where it says that we are in this world, not of it. Secondly, we believe that the purpose for our band is to see to and look after the "Secondary Citizens" of this world, the lost, the broken, those who find themselves on the outskirts of society, the widow, the orphan, the guy sleeping under the bridge, as it is written in James 1:27.

The bible says that we overcome by the blood of the lamb and the word or our testimony, so as a band, we hope that you as the listeners are encouraged through our music to keep pressing on, to keep perusing the face of God in whatever your circumstance may be.

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