LETTER: Talk to each other to find solutions
Economic growth and job creation in the short to medium term are the most important steps in addressing crime
There is no single reason for the general climate contributing to the high levels of crime, and thus no single solution. There are historical reasons leading to inequality and uneven playing fields; there are more recent causes such as the mistakes of both the National Party and the ANC; there is hatred stoked by populists on the right and the left of the political spectrum; and lastly the international dimension of narrow nationalism, intolerance, bigotry and racial supremacy that finds fertile breeding ground on the right and left.
With the dawn of populism and the rise of a champion in the White House, deterioration of inclusivity has also impacted on SA, with its similar history (segregation and apartheid) and similar population compilation. The biggest challenge facing us today, not only in SA, is the growing gap between rich and poor. Madiba identified this and said political liberation without economic liberation is meaningless...
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