Analysts question if national dialogue will assist government get to root cause of SA’s problems

A national convention which will set the agenda for South Africa's national dialogue will be held on the 15th of August. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement yesterday. He said the national dialogue would not be a one-time event but would unfold in phases, starting from local consultations and sectoral engagements, and then proceeding to provincial and national gatherings. Ramaphosa also announced that he had appointed an eminent person's group to lead the process. Sibahle Motha reports, and Jon Gericke spoke to Founder and Managing Director of Khulisa Social Solutions Dr. Lesley Ann Van Selm and a political analyst and Associate Professor at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Ntsikelelo Breakfast