THE WIDENING GAP BETWEEN THE HAVES AND THE HAVE-NOTS, THE RICH AND THE POOR IS A THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY Comment by: Ray McCauley Today, almost half of all South Africans are living below the poverty line, surviving on just over R500 a month — an improvement from 1993, where
Continue readingComment 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 readingNOW THAT THE CABINET HAS BEEN FINALISED IT IS TIME FOR THESE MEN AND WOMEN TO REBUILD OUR COUNTRY Comment by Pastor Ray McCauley On the whole, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet looks like a solid team. In it there are elements of experience, continuity, fresh blood and gender equality. In
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MR PRESIDENT CHOOSE PEOPLE WHO WILL PUT SOUTH AFRICA AND ITS PEOPLE FIRST. Comment by: Pastor Ray McCauley Dear Mr President Little over a week ago South Africans went to the polls to vote for the 6th National General Elections. South Africans from all walks of life made their voices
Continue readingLOADSHEDDING AND POWERCUTS ARE AFFECTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE POOR PEOPLE IN A EXTREME BAD WAY Comment by Ps Ray McCauley The frequent power shortages that we have seen in recent weeks, particularly stage 4 load shedding, were very disruptive to both business and ordinary citizens’ lives. But before one
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 readingCOMMENT ON COMING NATIONAL ELECTIONS Comment by: Ps Ray McCauley In a few weeks’ time we will be holding our sixth democratic elections. It is a measure of how quickly our democracy has matured – that to date we have not had any election declared unfree and unfair or followed by endless court cases contesting
Continue readingBOLD PROMISES WERE MADE AT SoNA by PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA NOW HE MUST FOLLOW UP WITH REAL ACTION Comment by: Ps Ray McCauley ( 11 February 2019 ) The State of the Nation Address (SONA for 2019 has come and gone. Yes, the pomp and ceremony – which have become
Continue readingDEAL WITH THE ALLEDGED CORRUPTION COMING OUT OF THE ZONDO COMMISSION DECISVELY Comment by Pastor Ray So depressing and so shocking have the revelations of alleged state capture made by Angelo Agrizzi before the Zondo Commission that one wishes it was all a bad dream. But it is national catharsis,
Continue readingRELIGIOUS AND CHURCH LEADERS ARE UNITED WITH ONE VOICE AND ARE READY TO CONFRONT THE SURGE OF ABUSE IN THE SECTOR Comment by: Ps Ray McCauley It is said evil thrives when the good among us keep quiet. This is as true in the religious community as it is in
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