The special project manager at the Thabo Mbeki Foundation said legacy foundations were talking to civil society on how to take the project back from the government and political parties

Critics wondered whether the convention would follow through with local ward talks and implement recommendations

But the Democratic Alliance has said it will boycott the dialogue that will take place over nine months, calling it a waste of time and money

What constitutes national identity has to be understood against the ways that the social compact in South Africa contrasts with that of Western political theory