....government was criticised for prioritising low inflation over job creation....and  for failing to make a basic supply of public goods available to everybody as a matter of right.

Whites comprise 9% of the population but earn 45% of the household income.  Africans comprise 79% of the population but earn only 41% of household income.  Almost 20 million people live in households that spend less than R800 per month.

Any social compact must focus on employment because 99% of poverty is caused by unemployment

There is a need to revive the community consultation and dialogue that existed in the days of the anti-apartheid struggle, which included a sophisticated system of community involvement.

Renewable energy technologies are the most sustainable long-term solution and they create jobs for far more people than other methods of energy generation