Dit sal duidelik onverantwoordelik wees om hierdie en ander besorgdhede te ignoreer en hulle af te maak as die tipiese gesanik van doemprofete. Die werklike uitdaging is om op hierdie besorgdhede ag te slaan op so 'n wyse dat dit 'n duidelike boodskap aan almal in ons land uitdra en aan die miljoene mense in Afrika en elders in die wêreld wat ons land met belangstelling dophou. Hierdie boodskap is dat ons ferm staan by ons besluit om voort te gaan om 'n Suid-Afrika te bou wat hoop bied aan ons mense sowel as baie ander buite ons grense.
Most obviously it would be irresponsible to ignore these and other concerns or dismiss them as mere jeremiads typical of the prophets of doom. The real challenge is to respond to them in a manner that conveys the definite message to everybody in our country and the millions in Africa and elsewhere in the world who watch our country with keen interest, that we remain firm in our resolve to continue building the kind of South Africa that has given hope not only to our people, but also to many others outside our borders.