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On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, South Africans will once again head to the polls to vote in our general election.
Who will be at the helm of the ANC remains unclear. What we do know for sure is that voting for the ANC is the definition of insanity and the only thing that interests the party is self-enrichment at all costs.
A movement called New South Africa is seeking to create meaningful change in South Africa. Last week, the organisation announced for the first time ever why it was formed and the approach to creating change in South Africa.
It envisions, according to the website, “building an ecosystem that is values-based and powered by the blockchain to guarantee transparency and accountability in government”.
Central to this idea are a set of principles that was drawn up and endorsed by some of the brightest and courageous leaders in South Africa, inspired by the possibilities of a coalition of parties concerned with removing the current ruling party at all costs…
This is not a political party. A DAO is a decentralised autonomous organisation, meaning that there is no single leader that power can corrupt. Instead of a government with elected corrupt officials, we aim to create a system that can uphold the constitution, values and principles as decided by our citizens and senators.
The announcement last week came via South African businessman Rob Hersov.
You can watch that in full below:
15 principles have been laid out. They include:
Freedom of speech, opinion and thought
Citizens’ primary focus must be on the primacy and agency of the individual’s freedom of thought and speech unequivocally, and eschew any form of political correctness. This in no way will derogate from the right of an individual to belong to and/or act in concert with a group of his or her choice.
Support and uphold the rule of law
Citizens must uphold support for the rule of law, that no one is above the law, and that all people must be protected from arbitrary power.
Government that is held accountable by the people
Senators must advocate for complete transparency of government and hold them accountable to the citizens.
Complete financial transparency
Citizens must always subscribe to the financial probity and transparency necessary to accurately reflect the DAO’s financial status, as required by its members.
Reason, rationality, and scientific methods are used to pursue objective truths
Reason, rationality, and the scientific method must be the means by which members and the organization pursues objective truths as opposed to determining an objective truth through a ‘personal truth’.
Via the website, there’s a full white paper uploaded in PDF format.
The movement calls on “all political parties in favour of change to join the conversation and drive action through endorsing the shared values” outlined in the white paper.
[source:newsouthafrica]
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