{"id":202946,"date":"2021-09-23T15:15:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T13:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/kekana-urges-sa-to-adopt-a-culture-of-saving-investment\/"},"modified":"2021-09-23T15:15:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T13:15:49","slug":"kekana-urges-sa-to-adopt-a-culture-of-saving-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/kekana-urges-sa-to-adopt-a-culture-of-saving-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Kekana urges SA to adopt a culture of saving, investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202109\/kekana.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Pinky Kekana, has encouraged South Africans to inculcate a culture of saving and investment in order to realise the ideals of economic freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, we ask you to take hold of your [economic] liberty. Let us normalise savings and investment in property, as much as spend on funerals and weddings. Let us throw new business showers, as much as we throw baby showers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to have a culture of wealth creation and economic autonomy as much as we have a culture of spending,\u201d said Kekana.<\/p>\n<p>She was taking part in a panel discussion on economic freedom as part of Heritage Month. The discussion was organised by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), in partnership with I Am South African, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The panel discussion was aimed at calling all South Africans to refocus the lens on creating a new collective culture to strive for \u201cliberty and true freedom\u201d in the context of heritage.<\/p>\n<p>Sthembile Ntombela from Brand SA emphasised the importance of South Africans encouraging each other to \u201cmaking things happens\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are a country that boast a rich heritage and we can use that heritage to emancipate ourselves,\u201d Ntombela said.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson Mandela Foundation Chief Executive Officer Sello Hatang said there is a need for the nation to focus on legacy building.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we talk about legacy building, we should ask ourselves about the kind of legacy we want to build, the legacy we want to leave behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Touching on the recent July unrest, Hatang said the nation \u201cshould remain vigilant and not forget what we have learnt\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should not forget the lessons learnt from the July unrest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hatang said the nation should build a legacy that Madiba would be proud of. \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Pinky Kekana, has encouraged South Africans to inculcate a culture of saving and investment in order to realise the ideals of economic freedom. \u201cToday, we ask you to take hold of your [economic] liberty. Let us normalise savings and investment in property, as much as spend on funerals and weddings. 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