Council of Churches: SA shall not be known as the capital of corruption
South African Council of Churches general-secretary Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana says a culture of corruption cannot be the legacy left for future generations.
Church leaders around the country held a silent prayer against Covid-19 corruption on Tuesday.
The silent prayer forms part of an anti-corruption campaign organised by the SACC.
Mpulwana - speaking outside the Union Buildings – said the country has become synonymous corruption, gender-based violence and protests.
He warned that the culture of corruption starts with small deeds, such as bribing a traffic officer at a roadblock.
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"We - the SACC along with our congregations - are saying that will not be our, heritage, that will not be our identity. We shall stand against corruption in every possible way.
"We know it begins in small ways. It begins when you stop on the roadside and you give traffic police what they call a cooldrink and that's a bribe.
"And then you begin to bring the culture of corruption and it grows to the point where people steal money that is intended to save lives.”
Mpulwana warned that corruption kills and destroys trust.
"This country shall not be known as the capital of corruption in the world. We are silent because we are speechless and there is nothing that can be said only to do and we are going to do exactly that.”