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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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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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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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Somewhere in the depths of my soul is the connection my father had with his cattle, the hills of Khalavha, and his people.
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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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We are determined to build a society defined by decency and integrity that does not tolerate the plunder of public resources nor the theft by corporate criminals of the hard-earned savings of ordinary people.
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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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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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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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The country is yearning to put behind all these horrible things that have to do with corruption, state capture, behind us. The sooner these are all done, the better, because we want to move on; we want to move on to a better life.
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We need to rid our State Owned Enterprises of corruption because the money being siphoned out should be funding them.
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We must acknowledge that there are factions in our movements... We should not be telling lies to each other; we should tell the truth to each other with the view that there will be unity.
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When courts rule in our country, we have them as the final arbiter on matters in which we might not agree on. And that is an important pillar of our democracy.
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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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We aim to restore our focus on building an economy in which all South Africans can flourish, an economy which benefits the people as a whole rather than a privileged few.
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Students want free education because their parents are struggling. The fees of universities and technikons are too high.
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We have to build further on the collaboration with business and labor to restore confidence and prevent an investment downgrade.
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What we want is for our young people to be skilled.
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We now know, without any shred of uncertainty, that billions of rands of public resources have been diverted into the pockets of a few.
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You can never have unity if you want things to go your way.
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If we are not honest, we are not going to be able to forge unity.
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There is nothing wrong with students demanding free education, and, in fact, it is something that our children deserve.
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We have realized that corruption is rife, and we are going to address it. We are going to root out corruption, and that is a promise I can make.
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We've got to be moving together, working together, leading the country together, and ensuring that we achieve the objectives that our alliance has set out for itself.
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