How Can We Make a Difference in How Our Country Is Governed?

 Change doesn’t start in Parliament. It starts with us. 

We make a difference by caring enough to know what’s going on.

Not just repeating what we hear. An informed citizen is a powerful one.

We make a difference when we speak up, vote with integrity, and hold leaders accountable.

Silence is consent. And apathy is how bad leadership survives.

And we make a difference by living the values we expect from those in power.

Honesty. , Fairness. Responsibility.

A better country begins with better citizens. Let’s each do our part.

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Geordin Hill-Lewis was in conversation with Ann Bernstein, the executive director at the Centre for Development and Enterprise.They discuss his experience as the Mayor of Cape Town. https://www.chriswilko.com/2025/10/cde-conversations-with-geordin-hill.html

South Africa’s trade future with the US hangs in the balance. Speaking to Alec Hogg from California, Anthony Ginsberg, founder of Ginsberg Global, says Washington’s dealmakers are eager to cut tariffs and revive AGOA. But Pretoria’s lack of representation and lingering ideology are stalling progress. Watch and learn at: https://www.chriswilko.com/2025/10/agoa-lifeline-ginsberg-says-us.html

Overspending, excessive regulation, and an inflated Cabinet are draining resources and crippling the country’s economic potential.

Join us for the launch of Free Market Foundation Senior Associate Dr Morné Malan’s latest policy paper: https://www.chriswilko.com/2025/10/lean-but-efficient-fiscal-and-moral.html

eThekwini (Durban) is in crisis. Collapsing infrastructure, water outages, and years of ANC mismanagement have left residents frustrated and without hope. In this episode of the DA Podcast, meet Haniff Hoosen, the DA’s Mayoral Candidate for eThekwini... https://www.chriswilko.com/2025/10/is-there-hope-for-ethekwini-durban-ep.html

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Chris Wilkinson.

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