TWO more of my nephews and nieces left South Africa over the past year, and will build a new life for their young families abroad.
They are not the only people close to me who have left the country to create a better life, seek better opportunities, and simply live without fear of crime, violence and breakdown in service delivery, from the provision of high-quality education to electricity supply.
I am already preparing to assist the next generation of young people to go abroad for education and a better life – and not necessarily in the West…..
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A loss for the country
Departures and Arrival. While family members are leaving, and good for them, I return home to a fractured state and society, writes ISMAIL LAGARDIEN.
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TWO more of my nephews and nieces left South Africa over the past year, and will build a new life for their young families abroad.
They are not the only people close to me who have left the country to create a better life, seek better opportunities, and simply live without fear of crime, violence and breakdown in service delivery, from the provision of high-quality education to electricity supply.
I am already preparing to assist the next generation of young people to go abroad for education and a better life – and not necessarily in the West…..
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Volgende artikelIsmail Lagardien
WriterLagardien, a visiting professor at the Wits University School of Governance, has worked in the office of the chief economist of the World Bank, as well as the secretariat of the National Planning Commission.