President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address should have focused on poverty.
Poverty is a ticking time bomb that could destroy the country.
Riots, increased crime and social instability are all a result of hunger and desperation.
Research indicates that children whose physical and mental development was delayed by poverty lose between five and 10% of their lifetime earnings.
The country’s future depends on how urgently we urgently tackle this issue, because it is giving birth to hopelessness.
Farouk Araie, Joburg
