JUSTICE MALALA | It’s time for SA to decide what values we want to build our society on

How can SA’s citizens take personal responsibility for keeping their streets clean when the leaders never take personal responsibility for anything?

05 May 2024 - 20:33

The greatest tragedy of this election is that we are bombarded with promises of what politicians claim they will do for us, and few words about what really matters: who we are and how we build our country based on that understanding. What are our values — the fundamental beliefs that guide our actions as a society? Who are we and how then do we treat our poorest of the poor, and our rich?..

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