{"id":11577,"date":"2012-06-18T11:32:18","date_gmt":"2012-06-18T09:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/06\/open-letter-to-the-sa-president\/"},"modified":"2012-06-18T11:32:18","modified_gmt":"2012-06-18T09:32:18","slug":"open-letter-to-the-sa-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/open-letter-to-the-sa-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Letter to the SA President"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dear Sir<\/p>\n

What South Africa needs is set of leaders that put South Africa first.<\/p>\n

What South Africa needs is a set of leaders so committed to South Africa that we DO NOT KNOW or even CARE what political party they represent.<\/p>\n

South African citizens want to once again feel pride and immense love for our country.<\/p>\n

South African citizens want to once again feel loved by their leaders.<\/p>\n

Have the courage and conviction to address one rallying call that will unite and show South Africans that we have a higher purpose in life.<\/p>\n

I implore you to become that great statesman.<\/p>\n

Regards<\/p>\n

ALAN STRATON<\/strong><\/p>\n

PS<\/strong> \u2013 Greater citizens than I will enter this discourse and make suggestions \u2013 mine is simple one: Spend money on education, give the youth hope and purpose and leave a lasting legacy.<\/p>\n

PPS<\/strong> \u2013 the inspiration for this letter also came from greater citizens than I \u2013 see below:<\/p>\n

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@HajraOmarjee<\/a> @kafflut<\/a> why is it sad? I\u2019m sure @SApresident<\/a> have more important places to be, not @MyPE<\/a> @AshaRanchhod<\/a> @eNewsChannel<\/a><\/span>
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what do you mean? \u201c@MyPE<\/a>: @HajraOmarjee<\/a> @eNewsChannel<\/a> Because concern that budgeted money for event could be wasted\u201d<\/span>
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@MyPE<\/a> @HajraOmarjee<\/a> @kafflut<\/a> @AshaRanchhod<\/a> so let\u2019s make our voices heard with office of @SApresident<\/a> I have contacts in his department<\/span>
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@MyPE<\/a> tried to phone nmmm \u2013 no answer. tried to phone DA \u2013 no answer. no wonder country like it is \u2013 apathy all round!<\/span>
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@MyPE<\/a> @teevee20<\/a>: http:\/\/t.co\/MwaMLY67<\/a><\/span>
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@MyPE<\/a> Derelict School never occupied off Kleinskool\/Uitenhage Rd intersection.Riding past it fr years nw jst wndring what the deal is here<\/span>
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Savages broke into my girlfriends car in @NMandelaBay<\/a> How brazen!! Wake up SA government you useless bunch!! @MyPE<\/a> http:\/\/t.co\/1bjtTAS7<\/a><\/span>
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Now that\u2019s what I\u2019m talking about! The man, a great statesman! Not a politician! Calmed my mind @NMandelaBay<\/a> @MyPE<\/a> http:\/\/t.co\/zMfRy6KO<\/a><\/span>
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@ramonthomas<\/a> @MyPE<\/a> @HajraOmarjee<\/a> @AshaRanchhod<\/a> @SApresident<\/a> http:\/\/t.co\/dq34JU2r<\/a> Pse use ur connexion. Gov seems more head-in-sand than ever<\/span>
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Only 44% of SA\u2019s 15-24 (\u2018born-free\u2019 gen:born post \u201994) year olds think government adequately deals with crime issue #IPSOS<\/a> #June16<\/a> #YouthDay<\/a><\/span>
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Just met Marie, young white woman determined to work as government doctor in trauma unit of state hospital. My kind of youth day<\/span>
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RT\u201d@eviecm<\/a>: Happy Youth Day everybody! Let\u2019s hope the government start caring about the youth again.\u201d<\/span>
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The youth of today are being robbed of their rights and future by the government of the #kleptocracy<\/a> COSATU, who deny them jobs #youthday<\/a><\/span>
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It will be a shame to see government celebrating youth day, in this rally like manner, while kids still attend school in mud classes<\/span>
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June 16, 1976 students in Soweto, marched to protest the inferior education they were receiving under the apartheid government.<\/span>
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Amazingly, the education department still achieves the results that the apartheid government wanted for black children.<\/span>
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SAPS is 1 useless structure in Government, same Justice RT\u201d@TimesLiveNews<\/a>: South African youth lose confidence in cops http:\/\/t.co\/QinQogdZ<\/a>\u201c<\/span>
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Wouldn\u2019t it be good for an opposition politician to praise the Government \u2013 just once. They must agree on 1 thing. Vice versa applies too.<\/span>
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