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The South African Council of Churches (SACC) held a national day of prayer across the country on Tuesday and urged members to pray silently in all nine provinces to declare that corruption is not acceptable.
Leaders of various denominations held a silent protest in front of St Georges Cathedral in Cape Town and at the Western Cape Legislature on September 16, 2020. Image: Kaylynn Palm / EWN
JOHANNESBURG – The South African Council of Churches (SACC) said on Tuesday that South Africa appeared to have become the capital of corruption.
The SACC held a national day of prayer across the country on Tuesday. The council called on members to silently pray in all nine provinces to declare that corruption is not acceptable.
#SACC #ChurchProtest Church leaders in Cape Town this afternoon. @kaylynnpalm pic.twitter.com/PZV502M3Re
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There have been widespread reports and allegations of corruption involving government officials, and South Africans are angry that the money that will be used to fight COVID-19 was looted.
The SACC has declared September as the month against corruption.
The council also met at Union Buildings in Pretoria.
“We will tackle corruption in every possible way. We know it starts small. It starts when a parent comes home with a pen that they have taken from work and that they haven’t bought, ”said SACC Secretary General Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana.
The campaign followed similar calls from a group of non-governmental organizations, including the SACC.
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