Cyril Ramaphosa Quotes
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We want to open spaces for young people to thrive in this economy, and that is why we said... when government buys commodities and services, we must have some set aside for young people.
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We are a big economy, and we must, therefore, show that we can manage it, but not only manage it, but that can transform it so that this economy works for all of our people so that everyone feels that they have a stake in this economy.
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There are times when leadership needs to take a bold move forward. And there are times when the leadership needs to act on the basis of what the grass roots say. You need to have your political thermometer constantly in the political waters to know when to give leadership in what way.
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We must stop the division among us. We must stop factionalism. We must embrace unity; we must embrace working together, because if we are divided, we will not be able to win in 2019.
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The expropriation of land without compensation should be among the mechanisms available to government to give effect to land reform and redistribution.
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In working to end violence against women and children, we need to ensure that men are centrally involved. Men need to organise themselves in a sustained campaign against gender-based violence.
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All our policies must be measured by the extent to which they contribute to job creation. Policies that do not create jobs - or that threaten jobs - must be reviewed and revised.
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We must investigate without fear or favour the so-called 'accounting irregularities' that cause turmoil in the markets and wipe billions off the investments of ordinary South Africans.
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Marikana should not have happened. We are all to blame, and there are many stakeholders that should take the blame. But taking the blame should mean that we should make sure it never, ever, happens again.
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The ANC will never die; it will live.
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We say South Africa is an open country, and when people come here, we must deal with them with dignity and respect within the parameters of our Constitution.
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We need to make sure that the ANC branches are strong, that they can lead the communities we live in.
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Whenever you go through the length and breadth of our country... you see a long face: you will see the long face of an African woman because she's black, because she's poor.
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We cannot effect meaningful change if we become complacent, if we become comfortable with our own positions in the status quo.
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We should put behind us the era of diminishing trust in public institutions and weakened confidence in our country's public leaders.
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Because of their marginalised position in the economy, the mass of the workers carry the burdens of society.
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Free education for all - whilst it is a desirable notion, in South Africa it will simply not be affordable.
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During the worst days of apartheid, we turned to the church for hope and courage as we fought a righteous struggle for a democratic, non-racial, non-sexist, just, and prosperous South Africa.
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We are determined that expropriation without compensation should be implemented in a way that increases agricultural production, improves food security, and ensure that land is returned to those from who it was taken under colonialism and apartheid.
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We want young people to come forward with bright ideas; we want the women and men in our country to have jobs.
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The ANC must ensure that South Africa does not become a mafia state because once you reach that state, all the wheels have come off.
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My campaign to become leader of the ANC was pivoted on two things: Renewing the ANC and taking back to the values the were espoused and subscribed to by Nelson Mandela, Oliver Thambo, and many other leaders.
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As the ANC, we have got to condemn violence as a method of addressing our differences and disputes amongst us.
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We need to rid our State Owned Enterprises of corruption because the money being siphoned out should be funding them.