Knockin on the President’s Door!

So, you want to tell the Government what you really think about their plans and abilities? Well…the floor is open!

The South African government is reaching out via social media to the nation in an attempt to “stimulate a constructive Nation Building debate on values and ethics”. The debate started from the 28th of March and is ending tommorow on the 1st of April on the Presidency’s Facebook page.

This national outreach program has been created by the National Planning Commission (NPC), a body chaired by the Minister in The Presidency for National Planning, Trevor Manuel. The NPC has been tasked with developing a draft long term Vision Statement and Strategic National Plan 2025 for South Africa.

At present, there are 9 358 people who “Like” the Presidency’s Facebook page, but it seems likely that this campaign will increase the numbers considerably. On Twitter, the official Presidency account has 10 800 followers and tweets regularly to the nation.

So if you have any good ideas on nation building, this is your chance to get onto your favourite social media platform and share them with the people who can help get them implemented.