SANCF rejects government's planned talk shop
JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Christian Forum has slammed government's upcoming National Dialogue as a wasteful political exercise.
The forum says this is a costly distraction from real issues facing the country.
WATCH | National Dialogue | Cash for talks as service delivery collapses
The Forum suggests that the R700 million allocated to the dialogue should instead go towards job creation, strengthening the NPA and fighting gender-based violence.
It's accused President Cyril Ramaphosa's administration of governing through talk shops instead of action.
Bishop Marothi Mashashane, President of the South African National Christian Forum, says that under the administration or presidency, there have been numerous commissions that have resulted in needless expenditure that no one is interested in implementing.
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JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Christian Forum has slammed government's upcoming National Dialogue as a wasteful political exercise. The forum says this is a costly distraction from real issues facing the country. WATCH | National Dialogue | Cash for talks as service delivery collapses The Forum suggests that the R700 million allocated to the dialogue should instead go towards job creation, strengthening the NPA and fighting gender-based violence. It's accused President Cyril Ramaphosa's administration of governing through talk shops instead of action. Bishop Marothi Mashashane, President of the South African National Christian Forum, says that under the administration or presidency, there have been numerous commissions that have resulted in needless expenditure that no one is interested in implementing.
