Christian Forum rejects national dialogue as a wasteful exercise [SOUND]

# The South African National Christian Forum says the national dialogue is a wasteful exercise and should be cancelled. They argue the 700-million-rand allocated for the event would be better spent on job creation, assisting flood victims, and strengthening the National Prosecuting Authority. The forum’s president, Marothi Mashashane, urged president Cyril Ramaphosa to withdraw the dialogue and to focus on implementing existing policies to create jobs and combat gender-based violence: