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The fact is I don’t belong to any political party. It has something to do with my independence, my freedom of thinking, my training.

— Malegapuru Makgoba

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We are today an embarrassed and ashamed nation, a nation with very little inspiration or hope or confidence.

Being a good doctor requires empathy and a deep understanding that every single patient craves a hundred percent care. Such empathy is not something that can be taught or learned from books.

There is a noticeable mismatch between South Africa’s much-lauded advanced and transformative Constitution and societal development in the implementation and the experience of citizens on the ground.

We glorify corruption and corrupt leadership and tolerate mediocrity in leadership. We normalise behaviour of incompetence that would be unacceptable in many other societies.

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