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contemplate. We need more support for
our police and we need to reduce the

backlog of cases in our courts.

2. The quality of infrastructure flag is still
disappointing in areas such as electricity

supply, railways and ports, education
and healthcare. Water must now be
added to the list as farmers are getting

worried that we are not doing enough
to cater for irrigation requirements
that are expanding every year.
Maintaining food security should be a

top priority and, as I said in July last
year, this flag can only be tackled by a

proper alliance between the govern-
ment and the private sector.

3. The entrepreneurship flag, whereby

the majority of new jobs in the future
come from small business deve-
lopment, is still sadly being ignored.
Equally, the negative flag of talented

young people emigrating from this
country in search of greener pastures
elsewhere reduces the long-term

chances of South Africa becoming a
winning nation.

4. The 2024 election flag remains seriously

cloudy as recent polls differ quite
significantly in the share of votes each
party is projected to receive. Never-

theless, there is general agreement
that the results could be much closer
than in previous general elections, which

may necessitate some form of coalition
between the ANC and a leading minority
party in order to form the next govern-
ment. This is indeed a watershed

moment for South Africa.

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