# RISE Mzansi says gambling addiction has become a national crisis and must be recognised as a social ill. Parliamentary chief whip Makashule Gana told the National Assembly that even schoolchildren are now addicted, harming their development. Gana echoed Rhodes University student Reatlegile Matsunyane’s call for trauma-informed, community-rooted support systems. He urged the Social Development Department to involve young people in co-creating solutions, warning South Africa faces not just poverty, but a deepening care crisis.
RISE Mzansi urges action on gambling addiction crisis