Archbishop Thabo Makgoba sounds the alarm on online gambling

ARCHBISHOP Thabo Makgoba has said that while Easter should be a time of celebration, renewal and hope, that is a hard sell, given not only the current state of the world but also the political state of the nation, in his Easter sermon at St. George’s Cathedral.

- THEOLIN TEMBO.

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town addressed the growth of online gambling, the challenge posed to President Cyril Ramaphosa by corruption among leaders of the police service and the conflicts in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan.

“The Middle East is consumed by war, and those celebrating Easter in Jerusalem and other cities and towns across the region do so under the threat of drones and missiles. Not only that, the conflict threatens to spread, and its effects - especially the restrictions on oil and gas exports ~ are being experienced across the globe. Escalating petrol and apecally diesel prices raise the spectre of rationing, speed restrictions and higher food prices. The war in Ukraine continues, with South Africans unwittingly and tragically dragged into it under false pretences,” Makgoba said.

“In Sudan, we are seeing a repeat of the genocide of 20 years ago, apparently perpetrated by largely the same actors. We are navigating a world filled with destruction and fear, not only abroad but at home”

Makgoba said that when waking up in the morning, it is almost a surprise “not to read about a new corruption scandal involving those who pervert politics for self-serving ends’.

He said whistle-blowers, witnesses and lawyers are assassinated in brazen attempts to escape the consequences of taking bribes from tenderpreneurs.