#HaveYourSay: How would YOU fix the South African economy?
Two heads are better than one and in this case, more than two heads could come up with solutions on how to fix the economy.
Naidine Sibanda
OVASHEN NAIDOO: Coding is a critical skill. We need to get government and big companies involved and interested. We also need to teach critical skills in a home language.
The Rosebank Killarney Gazette asked some of the attendees of a think-tank on how to fix the economy and asked them to suggest ideas. Here is what they suggested…
TSHOLOFELO MONKU: I actually have an initiative which recognises unemployed and uneducated but skilled youths such as ones who can build a car from scratch. We link them up with corporations.VUK VUCETIC: Technology allows us as South Africans to disrupt the status quo. Skills such as programming can allow us to decolonise and form a unique Africa ability/systems.CINDY ROSS: We need to start introducing entrepreneural and critical thinking skills. We also need to encourage and teach youth to be skills-driven.LESEGO PLATA: We have managed to put infrastructure and manpower in place. However, we need to focus on building the individual and promote independent thinking from a young age.
