The lack of a broader vision that other social partners can buy into it and its ability to appeal to a cross-section of the population renders social compacting impossible due to social disconnect between leaders and the general population…Political power resides in the main with social groups (classes and strata) that were historically excluded from …

At the February 2020 National Convention for a Social Compact hosted by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, Minister Mthethwa made the observation that “The privilege attached to race, class, space and gender has not yet been fully reversed. The social, psychological and geographic elements of apartheid continue to shape the lives and outlook …

The idea of a social pact has been an elusive goal in post-apartheid South Africa… The current call for a social compact raises a number of questions. Are there specific conditions that make for successful social compacting? Why have the previous calls for social compacting failed? Are current conditions more favourable for a successful compacting …

Mark Heywood writing an editorial in the Maverick Citizen criticised the way President Ramaphosa places a premium on consultation but using a broken telephone to do so (Heywood, 2020). He writes: “Many activists on the front lines of civil society ask themselves who the president is referring to. “Not us”, they say. This is largely …

EDITORIAL, Umrabulo Journal 50th Edition – Social Compacting President of the African National Congress, Comrade Cyril Ramaphosa, called for “a new social compact among all role players – business, labour, community and government – to restructure the economy and achieve inclusive growth”. This 50th edition of Umrabulo Journal themed “Social Compacting”, digs into some detail about …