Negativity epidemic stalls progress

Our country is experiencing challenges, but the epidemic of negativity, especially among the privileged, hampers progress.

- Dawie Jacobs, Pretoria

I spent decades on the ground in conflict zones across the globe. I witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall while stationed in Germany, and the slow recovery of East Germany after decades of oppression.

I saw Yugoslavia rising from the ashes after Nato bombings, drove past craters in Belgrade, and presented my credentials to Slobodan Milošević, hearing his prejudices firsthand.