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2. Foreword by Prof. Tinyiko Maluleke
‘Managing the risks that attend to the pursuit of
sustainable development.’
South Africans today may feel that they are living
inside Charles Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities.
In the One City, a smaller portion of society feels empowered
and excited about the unfolding future, gathering pace on the
wings of the ongoing technological revolution and new political
possibilities. The unprecedented results of the 2024 elections
require citizens, political parties, the State, and corporates to
reinvent a political future that will serve the interests of our entire
nation. Yet in Another City, a larger portion of our nation remains
excluded from the benefits of democracy and a more equalitarian
world.
Being caught in this Tale of Two Cities is not unique or confined
to South Africa. The explosion of communication technologies has
brought us into each other’s living rooms locally and globally, so
to speak. This has enabled the world to both share and tackle
its interrelated challenges – polycrises and permacrises. Our
collective effort to identify and resolve these challenges is guided
by the agenda set by the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
A decade of Risk Reports shows that while we understand
our risks and interpret them well, our urgent challenge is to
PROF TINYIKO MALULEKE respond appropriately to national and international operational
and strategic risks that attend to the pursuit of sustainable
Vice Chancellor and Principal development. This year’s Report explores how to leverage our
Tshwane University of Technology resilience as a globally connected country. To overcome our
challenges, we must constantly build consensus and coordinated
Deputy Chair policy solutions. These solutions must be implemented promptly,
National Planning Commission consistently, and constantly to build public trust in the State.
Non-Executive Director
MTN SA Foundation
Philosophers have only interpreted the world in
various ways; the point is to change it.’ Karl Marx
