Shakahola deaths: Religious link, science and the economic reality

A church in London. Does religion still give us meaning and purpose? [Courtesy, XN Iraki]

A crisis is haunting our no longer young nation, now 60. It's not debt or drought. It's a crisis of religion, faith and to be more precise, meaning.

It could not have come at a worse time when religion was a big factor in the polls and national leadership, and still plays a big role in our public life. Few public meetings start or end without a prayer.