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PRETORIA – The South African Council of Churches said it is taking a stand against COVID-19 corruption in the form of a silent protest.
Affiliate church leaders marched in all nine provinces Tuesday to declare that corruption is not our heritage.
The SACC said it decided to pray silently to show that the church is speechless at this level of fraud.
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The organization said it has dedicated September to this campaign.
The leaders of the national church spent an hour together in silence holding banners with anti-corruption messages.
A delegation also demonstrated in front of Union Buildings in Pretoria.
Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana said going there was intentional.
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“We chose to have a presence in the executive offices of the provinces as well as in the national executive office. It is there where decisions are made that have an impact on what we are talking about, ”he said.
The bishop said that an amnesty program for those accused of corruption by COVID-19 can only work if it is done in the right way.
The SACC said it will continue silent prayers across the country through October.
