High school pupils carry SA flags to commemorate Youth Day in Soweto on June 16 this year. PHOTO: Cornell Tukiri / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
South Africans should
urgently escape the paralysing grip of depression and pessimism lest it becomes
a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Let’s snap out of it, dammit!
Economists, political
scientists and scenario planners are reluctant to acknowledge a nation’s mood
as a factor that can have a significant influence on national affairs.
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