Riyaz Patel
South Africa is in a political and economic stalemate underpinned by uncertainty over which direction the country must take, ANC veteran Ben Turok told a social justice forum in Stellenbosch Thursday.
Turok was joined by former president FW de Klerk, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso, JSE CEO Nicky Newton-King, former statistician-general Dr Pali Lehohla, and former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, with all in agreement that there seems to be an impasse as to how to get South Africa out of its current political and economic malaise.
The summit “aims to unpack the nature of social justice in South Africa, its various dimensions, the pathways available to address social injustice and to leverage opportunities presented by the Sustainable Development Goals, National Development Plan and Constitution.”
Turok said: “We do not know which direction the country is taking,” and that the social justice plan, which will be adopted
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