29 July 2021 - 07:32 By TimesLIVE A "trust deficit" must be speedily addressed in SA, says Moral Regeneration Movement chairperson Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa. Stock photo. Image: 123RF/PHARTISAN A “trust deficit” is one of the factors that led to the recent civil unrest which degenerated into violence, looting, deaths and destruction of infrastructure, says the chairperson of the Moral Regeneration Movement, Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa. The veteran liberation struggle stalwart and theologian expressed concern about what he termed a “yawning gap” between the government, dominant social classes, and people on the ground during a webinar this week hosted by North West church leaders under the auspices of Mahikeng Ministers Fellowship.