{
  "id": 19023081,
  "title": "WORKING MODEL: Beyond state jobs — Thuli Madonsela on the Constitution’s true economic mandate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/working-model-beyond-state-jobs-thuli-madonsela-on-the-constitutions",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-08T21:40:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-11-08-beyond-state-jobs-thuli-madonsela-on-the-constitutions-true-economic-mandate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prof Thuli Madonsela, one of the drafters of South Africa's Constitution, clarified that the document does not guarantee citizens jobs but rather ensures a fair economic system where justice prevails. This right to justice is meant to create a level playing field for everyone, allowing them to create wealth and jobs naturally. Madonsela, who was one of the technical advisers on the Constitution, regretted that the drafters initially considered the \"right to work\" but ultimately chose a \"right to justice\" within an equitable economic system. She argued that post-apartheid leaders should have democratized the economy instead of simply taking over the jobs of the former rulers, thereby creating a culture where the state became the biggest procurement unit, fostering corruption.",
  "summary": "According to Prof Thuli Madonsela, one of the drafters of South Africa’s founding document, it is not the government’s responsibility to provide jobs to citizens; rather, the Constitution guarantees the right to justice within a fair economic system.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}