JOHANNESBURG - As negotiations between parties are set to begin, the seven-day deadline is on to the first sitting on parliament.
After 30 years, South Africa needs to urgently tackle issues of poverty, inequality and unemployment.
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The status quo has been shown to not work, so will a government of national unity achieve anything?
Dr Harlan Cloete a research fellow and facilitator in the Department of Public Administration at the University of Free State and Phelisa Nkomo, a development economist discussed the prospects.