Cyril Ramaphosa Quotes
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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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We have to build further on the collaboration with business and labor to restore confidence and prevent an investment downgrade.
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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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We are a nation that does not build walls. We do not believe in building walls. And that defines who we are. We are South Africans, and we do not subscribe to the building of walls.
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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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It is not the function of the leader of government business to discipline members of the executive.
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In defence of Madiba's legacy, we will continue to wage a relentless war on corruption and mismanagement of the resources of our country.
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It is important that South Africans of all political persuasions be represented in Parliament.
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We are determined to rebuild the confidence of our people in public institutions and restore the credibility of those elected to serve them.
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Money has come to play a very bad role in the ANC; people's votes are bought, and patronage has become the order of the day. All those deviant tendencies need to be curbed.
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Issues to do with corruption, issues of how we can straighten out our state-owned enterprises, and how we deal with 'state capture' are issues that are on our radar screen.
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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 want to clean up South Africa so that we can begin to make it more attractive to investors but at the same time to deal with the issues that are impeding growth.
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No man is born believing that he has dominion over women. Instead, this view is handed down from generation to generation and amplified through social custom, culture, and popular media.
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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 need to remind ourselves of the kind of society of which we have dreamed for so long, for which we have fought, and for which so many lost their lives.
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Things such as corruption is a big thing in the ANC.
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I believe things that happen in the ANC family must be handled there.
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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 need to transform our rural areas, restore the land to its rightful owners, and significantly grow our agricultural output.
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Young people must feel that they can be real actors in our economy and be creative and be imaginative and be innovative.
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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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I have not committed any crimes. I have not stolen any money. I have not looted state resources.
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We now have a great opportunity to put land to good use, to take it out of those hands, lazy hands I might say, and put it into the working hands of our people.