'Our government is careless about the lives of the poor'. Here's why SANCF Bishop Mashashane believes government is to blame for the deaths of church members 👇 JukskeiRiver Flooding
“There are three families who haven’t located their loved ones,” he said.33 people from a church in Alexandra attended the baptism ritual along the stream on Saturday when 14 members allegedly went missing following a flash flood.forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela said a warning for severe thunderstorms was forecasted for today.
“We have found signs of rituals at the agricultural research centre head such as candles and other things. Often, they throw offers into the water adding to the pollution of the river,” she said.“Because water is cleansing, they should treat the water as sacred and not dump offers in the water,” she saidBishop Marothi Mashashane said the government was to blame for the deaths.
“The main concept is that informal settlements have become a perpetual challenge and adversely impose negative impacts on the environment. Living in informal settlements leads to the exposure and vulnerability to environmental hazards to people and the land which they occupy,” he said.“It’s dangerous. We have been calling for churches to be regulated. Unless it is properly regulated, we will continue to see these drownings,” he said.
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