National Foundations Withdraw from PTT
It is with deep regret, but with unwavering conviction, that we have resolved to withdraw our participation from the structures of the Preparatory Task Team and the First National Convention of the National Dialogue scheduled for 15 August 2025. This is due to our belief that core principles meant to underpin the whole National Dialogue have been violated in the rush to host a gathering on 15 August.
Statement on the National Dialogue to Civil Society Organs from the National Foundations
On 27 June 2024, several National Foundations called for a National Dialogue, responding to South Africa’s political and socio-economic crisis – rooted in poor leadership, economic stagnation, unemployment, and governance failure. Over 900 organisations across 30 sectors have since expressed interest in the process. The National Dialogue is intended to recalibrate our Constitutional Democracy by facilitating inclusive, ward-level, citizen-led dialogues – not as an elite initiative, but as a broad, national engagement