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Clearly, We Are Very, Very Concerned About The Situation, For Instance, That Has Been Going On In Gaza.

With Me, As A Town Clerk Or City Manager, There Are Certain Things That I'm Supposed To Do - If I Don't Do Them, Then I Don't Deserve To Continue In This Post.

Gloom And Despondency Have Never Defeated Adversity. Trying Times Need Courage And Resilience. Our Strength As A People Is Not Tested During The Best Of Times.

When I Was In Government, The South African Economy Was Growing At 4.5% - 5%. But Then Came The Global Financial Crisis Of 2008/2009, And So The Global Economy Shrunk. That Hit South Africa Very Hard, Because Then The Export Markets Shrunk, And That Includes China, Which Has Become One Of The Main Trade Partners With South Africa. Also, The Slowdown In The Chinese Economy Affected South Africa. The Result Was That During That Whole Period, South Africa Lost Something Like A Million Jobs Because Of External Factors.

The Reason I Joined The Struggle Against Apartheid Was Because You Had This System Of Oppression, Which Affected Everybody Who Was Black. Whether You Were Old Or Young, Man Or Woman, In A Village Or A Town, It Didn't Matter.