National Dialogue: Let's listen to young people, not to the political elite

National Dialogue: Let's listen to young people, not to the political elite

Words: Noncedo Madubedube / GroundUp I recall my banter with comrade S’bu Zikode from Abahlali BaseMjondolo. I said, ‘S’bu, when was the last time I was in a room with so many government political principals and officials?’ S’bu replied, ‘That’s when you must know that things are very bad, comrade. When the government sits so close to civil society, the country is in deep trouble.’ I settled into my red seat in the ZK Matthews Hall at UNISA and …