This after Community Safety MEC Mxolisi Kaunda held a community prayer meeting in Maqeleni due to a spate of violent crimes in the area.
The Inkatha Freedom Party today urged KwaZulu-Natal Community Safety MEC Mxolisi Kaunda to take practical actions in the fight against crime in the Maqeleni area, instead of holding community prayer meetings.
Kaunda held a community prayer meeting today in Maqeleni in eShowe. The area has been rocked by violence sparked by allegations of stock theft, resulting in houses being torched and people being killed. ”The IFP is of the opinion that prayer without action is powerless because our loving God gave humans free will. When we use that free will to do unacceptable and unspeakable atrocities, we cannot expect Him to reach down from heaven and fix it. Furthermore, our country is blessed with many religious organisations and anointed men and women of God who are always praying for all these atrocities in our country,” IFP community safety spokesperson Blessed Gwala said in a statement.
According to media reports, residents of Maqeleni, a small farming community, has been plagued by violent crimes linked to stock theft. Several people have been killed and families attacked in their own homes. In a statement dated 12 February, Kaunda’s office said seven people had been killed and there had been four attempted murders. No arrests have been made for the killings, but three people were arrested in connection with attempted murder cases.
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