Endorsement by former President, FW de Klerk
Very few teams, companies or individuals ever achieve
success if they start out with negative and pessimistic
attitudes. The same is true of countries – and of South
Africa.
Too many South Africans have become fixated with the
negative aspects of our society. It is accordingly most
refreshing to see a book like “South Africa: Reasons to
Believe” that presents a balanced picture of South Africa –
one that acknowledges our enormous assets, achievements and
successes without denying the very real challenges – like
AIDS, poverty and crime - that confront us.
If we focus on the positives we will, with time, overcome
our problems – just as we have done so often in the past.
South Africa is the most wonderful, exciting and relevant
country in the world – but it is a hard country with little
time for whingers and armchair critics.
The response to problems should not be to throw up one’s
hands in despair and to criticise from the sidelines: it
should rather be to roll up our sleeves and to join one
another in making our wonderful country a truly winning
nation for all its people.
FW de Klerk, former President of South Africa.