Reduce inequality in city

I REFER to “Danny’s Diary” – Cape Argus, April 3: In it, he says his religion, church and congregation have let him down .

Unfortunately this is true of many privileged, pale, English and Afrikaans churches in Cape Town where they are either unaware, or not focused on the massive problem of poverty and inequality in our city. In fact, this has the effect of many churches being anti-poor.

If you are pale and your first language is English or Afrikaans, then you have likely benefited unfairly in your education, opportunity or lack of prejudice against you, and if you are wanting to play a meaningful role in a new South Africa, then you will have to involve yourselves and focus on reducing inequality and assisting the poor.

Mo Noor Joseph wrote in the Argus of April 11 that the Gift of the Givers was well positioned to accept money if that iwas an easier way for a privileged person to contribute .

The 2.5 % Zakah that Muslims give could be matched by all privileged Christians, as part of the restitution which is so clearly due as a result of unfair advantage enjoyed under apartheid and colonialism .

Another question that we, particularly in Cape Town, need to discuss and debate is whether the classiest system of the West and of the colonial world, which formed the base of apartheid South Africa, is in fact a system where people are treated differently because of their culture, class or language.

Is this racism? Is the South African society of 2018 anti-poor?

Is the first phase colonialism, second apartheid phase and third phase colonialism by the rainbow elite indeed compatible with our constitutional rights since 1994?