# RISE Mzansi says South Africa cannot build a united nation while grappling with weak leadership, organised crime, gender-based violence, hunger, unemployment, and failing municipalities. RISE Mzansi leader, Songezo Zibi, argues that despite the country’s rich diversity and heritage, the nation remains undermined by a deepening polycrisis. Zibi calls for visionary leadership, accountability, tackling corruption, ending systemic racism, resourcing the justice system, and promoting education and sport. He emphasised that real nation-building requires action beyond symbolic gestures.
RISE Mzansi warns SA faces multiple crises threatening nation-building