Gauteng North puts words into action

(extract from speech by Brandon Topham to Gauteng North meeting in Soshanguve)

How do we build a country which resembles that promised by the Constitution? Economic development and education as core solutions to the problems which we face. In our open opportunity society we realize that all of our residents need to be assisted to help themselves. People who can not provide for their families and whose dignity has been lost as a result, can not be productive law abiding citizens. When governments have repeatedly failed to up-skill citizens, to provide opportunities and motivation for citizens to provide for themselves, then that country will be faced by internal war. The war between law abiding citizens and criminals, the war between those who have and those who want more.

In an attempt to provide the motivation and the broad understanding of what is required to reverse the socio-economic degeneration in our country the Democratic Alliance in this region have brought entrepreneurial development workshops to residents. We are opening the eyes of people who have been indoctrinated into a world where government must provide and showing how as ordinary citizens we need to take ownership of our own circumstances in-order to find a way to provide for yourself.

The skills of an entrepreneur are applied in business, government and in non public benefit bodies. The skills are used whether you own your own business or if you are employed in a large corporate environment. We believe that by exposing and providing residents with these skills during these workshops we will be able to make a small impact which we can build on during 2011 as the new administrators of local government in this Democratic Alliance region. Residents who wish to participate in these workshops and or volunteer to assist in bringing about positive change in South Africa can contact our regional office for more information.

Author: Brandon Topham, Regional Chairman, Gauteng North Branch, DA