Rasool says leaders also have to be courageous and boldly speak truth to power.
Former Western Cape Premier and South African Ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool calls for a transformed and bold leadership.Former SA Ambassador to the USA, Ebrahim Rasool, says the country needs intellectual leaders who are competent and possess the ability to deal with challenges that currently face the country.
“I think we both need intellectuals and intellectualism back into our politics. I think South Africa in the last decade or so has slid into anti-intellectualism. We don’t like the debate of ideas or engaging with ideas … a lot of wrong things happen.” Former Eastern Cape Sports, Arts and Culture MEC, Neela Hoosain, who was part of the discussion, states that the country needs leaders who will put the interests of citizens first.
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