By Johnathan Paoli
Just a week before the scheduled start of much-anticipated national convention of the National Dialogue, several of the country’s most influential legacy foundations have announced their withdrawal from the event’s Preparatory Task Team (PTT).
They cite “violated principles”, inadequate preparation and an unacceptable shift from a citizen-led to a government-controlled process.
The Steve Biko Foundation, Thabo Mbeki Foundation, Chief Albert Luthuli Foundation, Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, FW de Klerk Foundation, Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation and the Strategic Dialogue Group issued a joint statement confirming their collective decision to step back from both the PTT and the 15 August convention.
“The National Dialogue is a generational opportunity to reconnect the people of South Africa to each other and to the democratic project. But we cannot pursue that goal by cutting corners, centralising power or rushing the process.
“We, therefore, withdraw from the Preparatory Task Team
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