In the lead-up to the 2024 elections two concepts seemed to have become joined at the hip: a national dialogue and the notion of social compacting.

Former president Thabo Mbeki asserted that the ANC did not have the answer to all SA’s problems and that a national dialogue was needed after the May 29 elections. “The people of SA must participate in a process of determining the future of this country,” Mbeki said. ..

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