Can a national dialogue solve South Africa's problems?
Can a national dialogue solve South Africa’s problems?
The process aims to shape the country’s next chapter of democracy, three decades after apartheid.
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa wants people to come together and talk.
He has launched a national dialogue process – billed as citizen-led – for South Africans from all walks of life to decide how to deal with challenges from crime and corruption to poverty and inequality.
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But critics say his party, the African National Congress (ANC), has had 30 years in power to do just that.
So, can a conference help to solve longstanding problems in the country?
Will the talks address the divisions in the ANC?
And what’s the next chapter for South African politics?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Lindiwe Zulu – Member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress
Imraan Buccus – Senior research associate at the Auwal Socio-Economic Research Institute
William Gumede – Associate professor at the University of the Witwatersrand’s School of Governance