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By looking at some of the wins over the past 30 years, Oscar van Heerden concludes that the SA government is not the villain yet.
A cursory look at the last 30 years of democracy tells me we have come a long way and that progress underpins the last three decades. My wonderful wife reminded me that my article two weeks ago was a bit sycophantic and that a more balanced analysis was required. Let's hope this one meets her standard!
Upon our 10th anniversary as a democracy, the SA government invited eminent persons to come and celebrate this occasion with us. Among them was Ali Mazrui, one of our continent's great intellectual minds. He was asked if he had any advice for us South Africans going forward, to which he responded, let me tell you of the 4-V's that have defined our continent, especially post-colonialism.
