South Africa has recently been spared the terrible phenomena of mass shootings that have affected other nations, especially the United States of America. We last suffered this kind of incident when right-wing extremist Barend Strydom in 1988 shot seven innocent black people in central Pretoria. Be that as it may,
Continue readingSince the dawn of our democracy 26 years ago, many articles have been written, and press statements issued, condemning acts of racism. Countless media conferences, workshops, seminars and training events have been held on the issues of racism, race, and race relationships in our country. The main aim of these
Continue readingIn the last two weeks we have witnessed huge demonstrations and protests across the USA, and around the world, triggered by the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest for allegedly using a counterfeit bill. Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on
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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH SAY SOUTH AFRICANS – THE RAPE AND BRUTALITY AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN HAS GONE BEYOND CRISIS POINT WE NEED TO ACT NOW Comment by: Ray McCauley 10 September 2019 – Last week we witnessed horrific attacks against women, children and foreign nationals. This behaviour cannot be justified
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Comment by :Pastor Ray McCauley ( 30 June 2019 ) The one good thing emerging from the Auditor General’s report on municipalities is the independence of the office of the Auditor General. As citizens, we rely on the Auditor General to provide us with assurances that government activities are carried
Continue readingRELIGIOUS AND CHURCH LEADERS MUST COME UP WITH A SYSTEM TO HOLD EACH ACCOUNTABLE . Comment by Pastor Ray McCauley The comment by President Cyril Ramaphosa last week at the Cape Town City Hall about what is now euphemistically referred to as fake pastors or fake prophets indicates the matter has
Continue readingRELIGIOUS LEADERS HAS NOW AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHART THEIR OWN WAY FORWARD, HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE AND STOP THE ROT At the heart of South Africa’s democratic liberty, lies freedom of thought, belief and practice. This, to those of us in the religious or faith sector, is of paramount importance.
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