I dream of a South Africa where the first entirely new city built in the democratic era rises, with skyscrapers, schools, universities, hospitals and factories. This dream has been fuelled by my conversations with four wonderful people: Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Dr Naledi Pandor and Ms Jessie Duarte, and by President Xi Jinping, whose account of how China is building a new city 100 kilometres from Beijing has helped to fuel the dream that I have. This is a dream we can all share and participate in building.