Many concerned South Africans hold their breath whenever there is a spat among members of the Cabinet, whether it concerns the Bela Bill, EWC, NHI or VAT. The burning question is: Will the GNU hold or fall apart?
On Wednesday 2 April, at 10:00 at the Strand Town Hall, seasoned journalist, broadcaster and author John Matisonn will address the University of the Third Age (U3A) Helderberg audience on precisely that matter.
Entitled “How safe is the GNU?”, his talk considers the GNU to be more stable than the media would have us believe, but asks how long and what it had to do to ensure stability in the country.
Matisonn is eminently qualified to give a very accurate and informed assessment of this situation, as he has known every Prime Minister or President of South Africa since John Vorster and served in the government of Nelson Mandela.
His work has appeared in many of the world’s leading newspapers such as the New York Times, Financial Times and Washington Post. He also spent 19 months in Afghanistan with the United Nations where he headed up the UN election project.
Matisonn’s book God, Spies and Lies: Finding South Africa’s future through its past is in its sixth edition, while his more recent focus has been on lessons for South Africa from countries that have turned their economies around to produce rapid growth. His book will be on sale for an extremely reasonable R100.
Those interested in attending are humbly requested to bring cash, as there will be no card facilities available.
Members are welcome to attend the event free of charge; visitors are required to pay R20 at the door. Membership badges will be available for collection from 09:00 to 09:50.
