Civil society leaders say SAns growing impatient as some development promises go unanswered
More than 2,000 organisations from across the world have clubbed together in a bid to hold governments accountable as part of talks at the G20.
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JOHANNESBURG - Civil society leaders say South Africans are growing impatient as some promises of development go unanswered.
More than 2,000 organisations from across the world have clubbed together in a bid to hold governments accountable as part of talks at the G20.
The C20 is the G20 leg representing voices of civil groups, including NGOs.
The group tabled its initial policy draft brief in Pretoria on Wednesday.
C20 chairperson, Thulani Tshefuta, weighed in on the first National Convention, held a week ago.
Tshefuta said while policy discussions at platforms like the National Dialogue and the G20 were important, a lack of implementation is frustrating citizens.
"The impatience of the people with the National Dialogue must be interpreted to mean they are making a clarion call for the talk of the National Dialogue to be linked with action. Talk without action is what is frustrating people.
"So, the conversations of the National Dialogue must never be complete until there are clearly defined actions of what will be done to fulfil the very spirit of what we may have identified as the pressing challenge."