THROUGH the compact between business, labour, civil society and government, South Africa is able to, and must, respond with collective hands to confront the challenges it faces, Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said on June 3.
“It is the responsibility of all of us, in government and business, to bridge the inequality gap, and to build and create an inclusive economy so that it is not in the hands of a few, which is unsustainable and does not help to open the economy to grow in a sustainable way,” he said.
South Africa has also been confronted with pervasive corruption and the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, chaired by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, revealed the lack of ethics within business and government, Lamola added.
South Africans also do not feel safe because of the high rate of contact crimes, some of which are very violent, and this
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