Failing power stations, sky-rocketing debt and rampant corruption. This is the reality facing South Africa’s state-run power utility resulting in an unprecedented assault on the ability of people to realise their full potential.
Failing power stations, sky-rocketing debt and rampant corruption. This is the reality facing South Africa’s state-run power utility resulting in an unprecedented assault on the ability of people to realise their full potential.
n this episode of #TakingTheStand, the last one for 2021, Hermann takes a look back at the last few months of the year and the first few months of FAN's existence. There are many reasons to be hopeful about South Africa, but things need to change. And ordinary people like you need to start getting that change going. For too long, politics has been for the politicians. If we go on like this, we're looking at a bleak future where freedom is extinct. But it doesn't have to be this way. The people of South Africa can and must save South Africa. It starts in the small things - WhatsApp messages and emails. Elections are won by those who show up. Countries are saved by those who care enough to get involved. Your FREEDOM is worth fighting for.
Despite the 2021 Local Government Election witnessing the lowest voter turn-out in an election since 1994, the votes cast has heralded significant changes to South Africa’s political scene.
As stricter BEE laws are planned for 2022, Sholan and Gabriel, from the Institute of Race Relations, expose how BEE has already damaged South Africa by worsening inequality and locking people out of the economy.
The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill could be a signifier for greater liberty in South Africa, giving people more personal agency and opening up economic opportunities.
The FAN team believes that when young people have opportunities, they are empowered to fulfil their potential and achieve their dreams. This is how you can kick-start turning your dreams into reality.