CAPE TOWN - Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba urges South Africans to support the national dialogue, even after several legacy foundations withdrew from the initiative.
Makgoba is calling on these foundations to reconsider their decision and engage in urgent consultations to ensure the success of the dialogue.
The Steve Biko, Thabo Mbeki, Albert Luthuli, Desmond and Leah Tutu, FW de Klerk, and Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundations are some of the foundations that have withdrawn from the National Dialogue Preparatory Task team.
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The foundations say they withdrew because the initiative's core principles have been violated in the rush to host the gathering on 15 August.
The FW de Klerk Foundation is calling for the National Dialogue to be delayed, saying communities are in the dark and the process is being rushed
President Cyril Ramaphosa says it's all systems go for the National Dialogue.
Ramaphosa says the finance, venue procurement and positive replies from participants have been confirmed.