Mr President, we must do these things because failure to do so will condemn us to self-immolation from which we will not be able to recover. Key to these ideals, Mr President is a well functioning, a properly skilled, and a corrupt-free state that is able to drive a vision of an equitable society free of racism, sexism, patriarchy and of ageism. We need a state that directly intervenes to restructure access to and use of land, to ensure that women and the youth control at least 50% of all productive land in this country. We need a state that is courageous, to firmly regulate the powers of traditional leaders to ensure that women and youth are not excluded from participating in economic activities in rural areas.