National 'have your say' preparations begin soon

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the country will hold the National Dialogue next year.

- Vhahangwele Nemakonde

Calls for a dialogue came from the Thabo Mbeki and Steve Biko Foundations in June, after the elections failed to produce an outright majority.

The dialogue, they said, would enable a conversation among citizens on shaping the country's future developmental path.

The dialogue was initially scheduled to take place before the end of the year, as the ANC and DA continued to bicker in public about who the leader is in the government of national unity.

Ramaphosa made the announcement while delivering his address at the Day of Reconciliation gathering in Vredendal in the Western Cape.

"The National Dialogue will seek to build on the achievements of 30 years of democracy," he said.