Time to hit the reset button
In 1994, South Africa was the most unequal country in the world, with the highest level of poverty and unemployment. A key objective of the Constitution was to transform this scenario. Sadly, 26 years later, we retain that status. As we commemorate Nelson Mandela’s 102nd birthday, we reflect on his profound words that poverty is man-made, and hence should be fixed by man. And, I add, so are the other social sins of inequality, hunger, crime and corruption.
After 1994, government embarked on the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) and BEE to
