Change will only come through hard work and responsibility
Black South Africans need to obtain quality education in order to access opportunities, writes Sango Ntsaluba
It may well be agreed that 2016 was indeed an eventful year in a number of respects, particularly on the political scene. But if recent political events, domestically and globally, from Gambia to the US, are anything to go by, 2017 promises to be yet another roller-coaster ride. Reality and shock have had to soon settle in — as of January 21, Donald Trump officially became the president of the US. On the same day, disgraced and defeated former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh and his family fled Gambia into political exile, ending a 22-year reign of terror and a post-election political standoff that threatened to provoke a regional military intervention as he sought to hang on to power. While these are important issues that will have direct and indirect consequences for SA, we have our own burning domestic issues that should be a priority. I have always believed that if black people in SA put all their effort into obtaining quality education, opportunities in the economic space, employme...
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