Various SA foundations warm up to Ramaphosa's announcement of a National Dialogue
JOHANNESBURG - Various foundations have noted with gratitude President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of the commencement of a National Dialogue.
The organisations, including the Thabo Mbeki Foundation, Nelson Mandela Foundation, and Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, were not part of Ramaphosa's announcement on Tuesday night.
He named 31 prominent South Africans from varying sectors of society, who will be championing and guiding the national convention.
A national dialogue preparatory committee says South Africans have been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reclaim the country's agency.
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They've encouraged everyday South Africans to participate in the event, aimed at shaping and recreating the country's future, adding that the venture has to be led by citizens and not the government in order to close the gap between the two.
More than 50 organisations backed the foundations' call for a dialogue last year.
Meanwhile, the government says the president's eminent persons group will be a fluid structure, with more names likely to be added along the way
It also notes the importance of obsessing over the mission of the dialogue as opposed to individuals associated with it.
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