GCIS Religions have all emphasised the need to analyse the causes of corruption. One cause has been constantly emphasised by the Deputy President - we have to inherit a self centred society which worships the self as a god.
Religion seeks a neighbour-centred society.
Second cause is that corruption, throughout the world has been a child of affluence. The rise of affluence has coincided with a rise of corruption. Religious communities seek a society which emphasise the removal of property not the growth of affluence. The faith communities responded t this call for partnerships to rebuild our nation. That has a sad history, a history of denial and dispossession, a history of state sponsored violence leading to poverty and under development, we are conscious that as we seek solutions to crime we must also grapple with the causes of crime.