{"id":9360,"date":"2013-08-19T08:29:04","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T08:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=9360"},"modified":"2013-08-19T13:14:50","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T13:14:50","slug":"sudanese-billionaire-admonishes-sa-about-land-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=9360","title":{"rendered":"Sudanese billionaire admonishes SA about &#8216;land question&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9362\" style=\"width: 268px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/moibrahim.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9362\" alt=\"Mo Ibrahim\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/moibrahim.jpg\" width=\"268\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mo Ibrahim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sudanese billionaire and philanthropist Mo Ibrahim has warned that South Africa must deal with the land question faced in the country or face the consequences thereof.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ibrahim is in the country to deliver a lecture at the 11th annual Nelson Mandela lecture on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His foundation focuses on Africa\u2019s development and promoting good governance on the continent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ibrahim spoke on \u201cbuilding social cohesion\u201d\u00a0during the 11th Annual Nelson Mandela lecture, delivered in Pretoria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the lingering land issues in the country was a key challenge faced by South Africans in their attempt to build social cohesion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the continent needs a unified voice to tackle its challenges and other countries are looking to South Africa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ibrahim said other African nations are looking to South Africa for direction on how to deal with socio-economic issues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We are the locomotive. We support. We are supposed to pull this region forward socially, economically and culturally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Frankly, we are not really doing the job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said South Africa, in many respects, is the most advanced country on the continent and must set the example.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We need a coherent voice on the issue of climate change, on the issue of transparency, tax evasion and elicit transfer of funds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ibrahim called on local leaders to recognise the role they must play which he said extends beyond chairing the African Union.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudanese billionaire and philanthropist Mo Ibrahim has warned that South Africa must deal with the land question faced in the country or face the consequences thereof. Ibrahim is in the country to deliver a lecture at the 11th annual Nelson Mandela lecture on Saturday. 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