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. The faith communities in partnership with the government and political parties sponsored the Moral Summit.