Sowetan Dialogues - Bringing newsmakers to our readers
Sep 4, 2012 | Sowetan |
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People who make the news are being invited to answer critical questions affecting our lives. Our first guest is Cosatu's Zwelinzima Vavi - and you are welcome to hear from him first-hand... WE ARE THE PEOPLE'S PAPER... SO ENTRANCE IS ABSOLUTELY FREE
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MORE ABOUT THIS NEW INITIATIVE:
The Sowetan dialogues are monthly sessions aimed at providing ordinary South Africans with an opportunity and platform to discuss and debate issues affecting their daily lives.
Each event will be focused on a topical and current news issue and will feature high-profile speakers, administrators, personalities or senior government representatives as guest speakers. Guests will have an opportunity to interact with the keynote speaker through a Q&A.

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CheeseBoy
my first question to Zwelinzima Vavi would be this.taking into account for over 18 years people are poorer than before and education is in a worse state than apartheid, what is the relevance of this so called alliance in this era, taking into account the above FACTS?
For over 18 years the ruling party has been given the oppotunity to make a meaningful and visible difference in changing the lives of poor blacks and has failed dismally. What now? I this the alliance must be dismantled and people vote directly for the country's president..
my 2 cents.
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Mellow
So we supposed to ask questions and they answer and then what? What's gonna happen after that? Just a waste of time and energy if you ask me besides Metrofm is already conducting such dialogues and you dont have to drive there you just have to dial-in and voila ask awayReport Abuse
NoChange
Please make sure that he is committed to at least one thing, the world is lossing money and big companies in Europe are closing and extending their holiday due to poor performing economy. What is their plant to ensure that SA is stable and at least jobs are secured?Report Abuse
Mokwepa
bloggers party whn will that be Sowetan? i am asking uReport Abuse
truthhurt
My question would be related to what cheeseboy is saying, how can COSATU strike a balance with being an alliance to the ruling party and also be a watchdog? this surely is the root of many ills e.g the Lonmin massacre.We all know that most of these so called politicians have shares in the mines. Vavi never reprimanded the issue.
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MommaC
Wouldn't make any difference what was asked. Vavi would just waffle on and not give an answer anyhow or he will start throwing around communist words until we were all so confused we didn't remember what the question was to start withReport Abuse
truthhurt
MommaCWouldn't make any difference what was asked. Vavi would just waffle on and not give an answer anyhow or he will start throwing around communist words until we were all so confused we didn't remember what the question was to start with
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Dont be negative, the guy will be in hot seat, there will be no escaping, he will have to answer.
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MommaC
truthhurtHe's been there on how many interviews already? How many times did he give a straight answer?
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CheeseBoy
We all know Vavi is a two faced snake that pretends to pubicly chastize leaders who are corrupt and at the same time encourages people like you and me to vote for them come election time.Report Abuse
ThirdEye
One will be forgiven if he/she thinks that sowetan is campaigning for Vavi in the Media for the next Cosatu Congress. M&G did the same on Friday. I don't mind though, I trust his principles.Report Abuse
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