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We should all embrace the national dialogue
As the 2030 deadline for the 20-year National Development Plan draws near, the time has come to draft a path forward for the next 30 years
10 August 2025 - 00:00 By LINDIWE MAZIBUKO
I wonder how many of us still remember Constitutional Talk, the mid-1990s project of the Constitutional Assembly to engage with and solicit the views of South African people to aid the drafting of the constitution. After years of white minority rule, institutionalised injustice and oppression for the vast majority of society, South Africans were invited to contribute to the drafting of our nation's founding document. What followed was an unprecedented period of public participation and civic engagement...