Dear Sir
What South Africa needs is set of leaders that put South Africa first.
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.
South African citizens want to once again feel pride and immense love for our country.
South African citizens want to once again feel loved by their leaders.
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.
I implore you to become that great statesman.
Regards
ALAN STRATON
PS – Greater citizens than I will enter this discourse and make suggestions – mine is simple one: Spend money on education, give the youth hope and purpose and leave a lasting legacy.
PPS – the inspiration for this letter also came from greater citizens than I – see below:
@HajraOmarjee @kafflut why is it sad? I'm sure @SApresident have more important places to be, not @MyPE 🙁 @AshaRanchhod @eNewsChannel
— Ramon J. Thomas ??? (@RamonJThomasMBA) June 16, 2012
what do you mean? “@MyPE: @HajraOmarjee @eNewsChannel Because concern that budgeted money for event could be wasted”
— Hajra (@HajraOmarjee) June 16, 2012
@MyPE @HajraOmarjee @kafflut @AshaRanchhod so let's make our voices heard with office of @SApresident I have contacts in his department
— Ramon J. Thomas ??? (@RamonJThomasMBA) June 16, 2012
@MyPE tried to phone nmmm – no answer. tried to phone DA – no answer. no wonder country like it is – apathy all round!
— Lorrae W. (@LorWol) June 16, 2012
https://twitter.com/teevee20/status/213989121239162880
https://twitter.com/teevee20/status/213989409916325888
https://twitter.com/Rvonwildemann/status/214002471482306561
https://twitter.com/Rvonwildemann/status/214099708359081985
@ramonthomas @MyPE @HajraOmarjee @AshaRanchhod @SApresident http://t.co/dq34JU2r Pse use ur connexion. Gov seems more head-in-sand than ever
— Quinn the Eskimo (@Kawasaki__900) June 17, 2012
Only 44% of SA's 15-24 ('born-free' gen:born post '94) year olds think government adequately deals with crime issue #IPSOS #June16 #YouthDay
— Servaas Hofmeyr † (@servaas_hofmeyr) June 16, 2012
Just met Marie, young white woman determined to work as government doctor in trauma unit of state hospital. My kind of youth day
— Jonathan Jansen (@JJ_Stellies) June 16, 2012
https://twitter.com/esthersimonef/status/213928318230212608
https://twitter.com/toni_gon/status/213912481599455232
It will be a shame to see government celebrating youth day, in this rally like manner, while kids still attend school in mud classes
— Thopane Maloka. (@thopanemaloka) June 15, 2012
https://twitter.com/isthisAFRICA/status/213919605578661889
Amazingly, the education department still achieves the results that the apartheid government wanted for black children.
— Khaya Dlanga (@khayadlanga) June 16, 2012
SAPS is 1 useless structure in Government, same Justice RT"@TimesLiveNews: South African youth lose confidence in cops http://t.co/QinQogdZ"
— Mo MacDey©™ (@MMacDey) June 11, 2012
https://twitter.com/Ryan__44/status/213170623030108160
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