We need to leave a legacy
I AM flabbergasted to experience the worst kind of “nation capture” that has turned the ethical and moral values of the people of South Africa to nothing.
Now it’s a violent and vicious nation with no end in sight to regain its graceful character that shocked the world in absolute disbelief since our peaceful democracy way back in April 1994.
Some politicians and business people alike are doing so much harm to the South African economy and the nation. It is no secret that apartheid and racist elements may still be haunting the corridors of political and business power play when in fact South Africa remains under siege.
Why is it playing up the “Gupta state capture” when we as a concerned nation need to seriously focus on who controls most of our entities of state, academic institutions, financial institutions, land capture including farm land, retail sectors, as well as human capital capture.
I have deliberately left the economy for last since it is this sensitive controlling “power” that is creating poverty-stricken communities.
One of the more critical challenges for South Africa is to ask the pertinent question of who is in control of the billions of rand of public funds that are perhaps squandered on fruitless efforts.
All in developing the skills and expertise required in creating a reasonable pool of committed leaders and workers who can build our ailing economy to an effective and efficient pool of South Africans that are willing and able to up-skill and develop the necessary competencies, talents and expertise that are so desperately needed in building our economy.
We have an enormous pool of young graduates, masters in business administration, people with PhDs, world-class professors and world-class academic institutions, yet we find that South Africa is employing the services and expertise of foreign institutions and professionals who have very little knowledge of the environmental challenges, the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS), as well as the National Human Resources Development Strategy (NHRDS).
Our country is presently “under siege” as I am unsure whether we as a nation, politically and economically, are in charge of our valuable entities of state, water resources and management, our energy resources and management, our mining entities, our financial institutions, including the power over our Reserve Bank, academic institutions including the promotion of a non-racial democratic society.
We need to ensure that we find great and committed leaders among our young electorate.
We need to leave a legacy for young South Africans to feel proud of our democracy and to give the youth a greater opportunity in building a strong nation.
ABDUL MALICK ALLY Chief Executive Officer Beyond Leadership & Executive Member of Tarim Leadership & Economic Development