Anglican Archbishop, Thabo Makgoba, has called for 2020 to be “the year of the orange jump-suit” saying those involved in state capture should be brought to trial and convicted.
In his Christmas sermon on Tuesday night, Makgoba also cautioned against pressuring the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to rush its work, saying it needed the space to prepare watertight cases against those implicated in crimes.
“Botched prosecutions and widespread acquittals would be a disaster, sending the wrong signals to the corrupt and plunging the country into despair,” he said.
He also criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa, his Cabinet and Parliament, saying “they are excellent talkers, good enough to talk a dog down from a meat truck.
"But when it comes to improving service delivery, delivering basic healthcare and bringing our education system up to global standards to ensure equality of opportunity for all our children, their words are empty and actionless.”
Makgoba called for a new economic framework to “transform the market economy from a self-serving mechanism for elites to one that is less exploitative and both serves our environment and distributes resources and income more equitably”.
- African News Agency (ANA)
