As a new year dawns, it is time for a fresh start — for new resolutions and a reimagined resolve, with 2025 offering a clean slate upon which to write another chapter in the story of South Africa.
Hope and optimism must guide and inspire us so that the setbacks of the year past do not linger as an unwelcome hangover hobbling our efforts.
Politically, the government of national unity embodies our hopes as a nation, but 2025 must be the year in which it starts to make real inroads into the colossal challenges facing our people. This must be the year in which all political formations that are part of the GNU put shoulder to the wheel in the interests of all South Africans.
With load-shedding now a thing of the past — let’s hope it remains so in 2025 — and with the GNU tailwind behind it, the economy should fare better. An interest rate cut late last year will, according to the experts, be followed by more this year. This could ease the payment burden on middle-class South Africans, while the easier-money environment should lead to more jobs, cutting into our chronic unemployment problem.
Now is the time for leadership to step up to the plate, to ensure 2025 becomes the year when South Africa begins to realise its promise and potential. The planned national dialogue offers a chance to recalibrate our sights and set new goals; it’s an opportunity we dare not waste.
Let’s ensure that 2025 is not remembered as another year of false starts and dashed promises for the people of South Africa.
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