EDITORIAL | CRL Rights Commission needs more teeth and resources to be effective

Commission’s scope should not be limited in its endeavour to ensure that churches are havens and safe places

13 July 2023 - 21:16

An investigative report into the conduct of KwaSizabantu Church Mission, released by the CRL Rights Commission on Thursday, sheds some light on supposedly moral church leaders whose actions are often not aligned with the law or with what these religious institutions say they stand for. It also forces us to relook the role of the CRL Rights Commission which was limited in its scope in this investigation...

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