The FW de Klerk Foundation has reiterated its call for the government to give South Africans an opportunity to elect their own representatives to drive the National Dialogue .
Legacy foundations, including the Thabo Mbeki Foundation, have withdrawn from the Preparatory Task Team, arguing that what was meant to be a citizen-led initiative has shifted towards government control.
The First National Convention taking place on Friday marks the beginning of South Africas National Dialogue.
The Executive Director of the FW de Klerk Foundation, Christo van der Rheede, says the process towards the Friday gathering has been flawed.
Rheede elaborates, The money that was supposed to be made available should have been used for a comprehensive communication strategy to inform people what the national dialogue seeks to achieve and also to give communities the opportunity to come together to elect representatives at the National Convention.