TOM EATON | A national dialogue or another nothingburger?

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13 June 2025 - 04:30

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recently announced national dialogue to figure out a new vision for South Africa has raised many important questions — like what happened to the vision we already had? And why, exactly, is this being led by a president who has proved himself entirely committed to not listening to South Africans?..

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