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COMMENTARY: Recent events in Spain, South Africa and Kuwait have underscored the scope of the challenge and the seemingly intractable nature of issues surrounding immigration, citizenship and national identity.
The development in South Africa concerning land, he said, 'is a very complex and very sensitive issue that calls for genuine reconciliation.'
Residents and human rights groups have reportedly criticized South African authorities for blocking food and water supplies to the illegal miners.
Despite facing many challenges, the bishop urged the people of God in South Africa to take pride in the country’s political maturity following the elections.
In the April 29 statement, the bishops underscored the need for authorities in South Africa to protect human life.
According to Reuters, all three victims were found with stab wounds.
‘Ex-mine workers are no longer under trade unions, and this renders them voiceless and incapable of demanding social justice for the sickness that they incurred while working in the mines,’ the archbishop said in a statement.
“To those who incite this violence and looting for political ends, we call upon them to rise above political interests, to protect life, and to preserve the common good,” the bishop said.
Amid the latest drought season for the region, more than 2.3 million people have been left on the verge of starvation and their situation has been aggravated by the coronavirus lockdown.
In addition to the robbery and damage, and more concerning to the Church, the vandalism included Eucharistic desecration.
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