The University of South Africa (Unisa), in partnership with South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), launched the G20 Presidency Community Engagements/Town Hall outreach programme on Wednesday at the University's main campus in Pretoria. The launch marked the beginning of a series of town hall discussions that were held in provinces across the country as part of the mandate by DIRCO to conduct public participation programmes aimed at engaging relevant sectors of society in the decision-making and implementation of departmental and government programmes. Thami Ngubeni spoke to Maresane Mariri, who is a community leader and an entrepreneur in Soweto, South of Johannesburg, and represented his community..