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Nelson Mandela’s conviction – expressed in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech 30 years ago this month – that in their new democracy all South Africans would enjoy the right to “life, liberty, prosperity, human rights and good governance" remains true today, despite the catastrophic and tragic failure of the ANC to make good on this vision.
Organisation says any stalling of reckless push by ANC to implement the NHI is encouraging, however, it’s not the end of the matter
Institute of Race Relations data suggests “all talk of racism and colonialism is by politicians trying to find excuses for their failures”.
Media reports in recent weeks have suggested that the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, could announce tax increases in the November ‘mini budget’. Such tax hikes have been proposed as a means to fund the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme and a Basic Income Grant (BIG), and to help prevent a full-blown debt crisis as government debt escalates beyond control. Already, the country is spending R1 billion per day servicing its debt.
The Black Business Council (BBC) has accused some non-government organisations of sabotaging black businesses,