The Biko Foundation told President Cyril Ramaphosa that inability to conclude travel and accommodation for the delegates, speakers, rapporteurs, honoured guests were some of the reasons it wanted the national dialogue convention to be postponed.
In a letter to Ramaphosa on July 31st, Nkosinathi Biko, the chairperson of the preparatory task team PTT questioned the readiness of the first national dialogue convention scheduled for August 15.
He said 'a shoddy, ramshackle and shambolic first national convention' will hurt the prospects of a successful national dialogue. The Biko Foundation together with others including the Thabo Mbeki Foundation pulled out of the convention's preparatory task team last week citing lack of readiness.
Biko said in preparation for the first convention, they undertook extensive preparatory work, which included public outreach and correcting distortions and cynicism about the enterprise.
With few days remaining, and with no approved or available budget, this process may be compromised in the eyes of the public,' he wrote.