National Dialogue to unfold in phases: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the upcoming National Dialogue will not be a one-time event but will unfold in phases starting from local consultations and sectoral engagements.

Ramaphosa was addressing the nation earlier today.

He says a National Convention, which will set the agenda for the National Dialogue, will be held on the 15th of August.

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It will then proceed to provincial and national gatherings.

President Ramaphosa says the convention will be a participatory process that is people led and will represent the diversity of all South Africans.

“Through their various political, social, and other formations, in their workplaces and places of worship, communities, villages, and sites of learning, South Africans will, in the months following the National Convention, be encouraged to be in dialogue to define our nation’s path into the future. The views, concerns, and proposals that will emerge from this conversation will be brought together at a second national convention that is planned to be held in the beginning of next year,” says Ramaphosa.

FULL TEXT: Announcement by President @CyrilRamaphosa on the National Dialogue

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