The national foundations of three former presidents and a deputy president are expected to be part of the national dialogues initiative in Braamfontein on Friday.<\/p>\n
The foundations of former presidents FW de Klerk, Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlanthe and former deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, will join other foundations which will come together to discuss the \u201cdeep and pervasive national general crisis\u201d facing the country.<\/p>\n
The foundations of Desmond and Leah Tutu, Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, Chief Albert Luthuli and Helen Suzman will also participate in the kick-off of the national dialogues on Friday.<\/p>\n
The foundations told News24 that the dialogues will discuss the threats to South Africa’s young democracy.<\/p>\n
De Klerk, Mbeki, Motlanthe and Mlambo-Ngcuka will address the national dialogue to “provide a safe non-partisan platform to South Africans of all races to confront the crisis in political governance, the toxic political environment and state of the economy”.<\/p>\n
CEO of the Thabo Mbeki Foundation, Max Boqwana, said the national dialogue is not an attempt by former presidents to “govern from the grave”.<\/p>\n