Archbishop Makgoba Calls for Ban on Online Gambling

Author: allafrica.comPublished on: April 7, 2026Country: South Africa
Politics
Archbishop Makgoba Calls for Ban on Online Gambling

Cape Town Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has called for a ban or strict restrictions on online gambling, warning that it is destroying lives. He highlighted that South Africa's annual betting revenue has skyrocketed by 390% in the past five years, with troubling cases of pensioners losing their grants and students gambling away financial aid. Makgoba stressed the need for tighter controls on gambling advertising.

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