JOHANNESBURG - Veteran politicians say there is a need for South Africans to reflect deeply on the state of the country in the context of regional and global politics in order to have a true picture o
f its progress.
They said freedoms such as the right to vote were being taken for granted as a result of an obsession with outcomes rather than the process undertaken to arrive at what is ideal for the country. “We want more education, health, better housing and we want it now, but is that really possible? We have to take reality into consideration,” she said.
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