President Meets Religious Leaders
Religious leaders from across South Africa have appealed to the Government to open places of worship under regulated protocols, via a three hour virtual meeting held with the President and a select group of Ministers on Wednesday 20 May 2020. The general agreement amongst all faith groups is that congregations should not be restricted in totality until a cure is found. The call, by the collective of faith leaders, to open places of worship in a phased approach from risk level 3 is in line with the views of medical experts who suggest that we need to migrate from the ‘lockdown’ approach to instituting ‘appropriate social behaviour’ that will contribute to the protection of lives and livelihoods, both of which are central to the long term stability of South Africa.