National dialogue should be replaced by a serious economic plan

In its current form, the national dialogue is a serious misstep that will waste whatever is left in his political tank

15 June 2025 - 00:00 By Richard Calland

The long-awaited announcement of a national dialogue this week, to be led by a group of eminent South Africans, misses the mark by a country mile. The eminent people are, well, eminent. But they are the wrong people for the wrong job.  ..

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