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Religious people should place needs of destitute at its centre

OPINION

THIS month – three years after the Covid lockdown, almost two years after the devastating riots and exactly one year after disastrous floods – on this holiest of weekends, I return to the question of whether there is “Faith in the City”. These are two inter-related questions: what examples are there of faith communities being active in our city; and do people still have confidence (faith) in Durban?

There are always lots of religious activities in our city.

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