A path-breaking accord of this kind must be nurtured and developed even further. The partnership will provide a good platform on which you can base a campaign to attract more investment to your town. Uitenhage is reeling under mass unemployment, with less than half the potential work-force employed. It is your prime responsibility to address this problem. The Public Works Programme can help, but it will be a relatively small contribution to so large a problem.
Investment is the key.
With all town and cities in South Africa striving to attract investment, success will require all the energy and initiative you have displayed. The time has also come for Uitenhage to find creative and imaginative ways of diversifying your economy. But you have shown your mettle. I would be failing in my duty if I did not commend you for the progress you have made in national reconciliation. If one recalls that the first mass evictions in this town were instigated by white local residents, it is encouraging to see how the people of Uitenhage are rapidly merging into one community.