President Cyril Ramaphosa’s extolling of the three scenarios for 2035 produced by the Indlulamithi project during his July 18 opening of parliament speech represents the apogee of a development begun almost 25 years ago.

In 2002 then president Thabo Mbeki gave the green light to the policy co-ordination & advisory services unit, headed by Joel Netshitenzhe, for the development of country-level scenarios. The unit corralled the help of some of the leading scenario practitioners and corporates, involving senior bureaucrats including directors-general, and subject specialists from academia, trade unions, the media and civil society.

 

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