The 'darkness' of social ills distorts lives and needs to be confronted, Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba says in his Easter sermon.
Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has spoken out in his Easter sermon against vigilante attacks on foreigners, condemning those who “scapegoated” migrants and abused the rule of law.
When we dismiss the pain and the struggles of those consigned to the margins ... we demean ourselves. “Darkness distorts the lives of children who go to bed hungry and people who sleep in the streets of this city. Our nation is a dark space for the poor who have been robbed by corrupt officials.
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