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#WhatSACanBe: An Energy Powerhouse

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Eskom and the government recently celebrated one-hundred-and-sixty days without loadshedding. With a more reliable electricity supply than in recent years − attributed to better and

#WhatSACanBe: Enabling excellent education

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The time for an unequal education system must come to an end. With a new minister in charge of basic education for the first time

#WhatSACanBe: Freedom from NHI

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Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s recent comments about ‘swart gevaar’ is the most dangerous thing he has said in recent weeks, as the government continues to

Infrastructure vital to making sure SA reaches its potential

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Infrastructure, whether it be railways, ports, or roads, is vital to an economy. Just as a body cannot survive without healthy veins and arteries to

#WhatSACanBe: a jobs powerhouse

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Every quarter, researchers and analysts wait patiently for StatsSA’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey to assess the government’s efforts at “sustainable job creation”. Yet over the

#WhatSACanBe: A fiscally responsible South Africa

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The Appropriation Bill has been passed by both houses of Parliament and is awaiting the President’s signature. The bill determines exactly how taxpayers’ money is

Invest in #WhatSACanBe to transform the future.

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South Africans want jobs. The government knows, and this can be seen through statements such as the Medium-Term Development Plan for the seventh administration. But

#WhatSACanBe – making SA safe

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For far too long, South Africans have been terrorised by criminals. We are all victims of crime, and we all know people who have senselessly

#WhatSACanBe: United in growth we stand, divided by race we fall

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South Africa is a crossroads. The Government of National Unity has taken the public by storm, an expression of South Africa’s willingness to see change

SA must move beyond race classification

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“South Africans of all colours and backgrounds proclaimed freedom and justice as their unquenchable aspiration. They pledged loyalty to a country which belongs to all