Cyril Ramaphosa Quotes
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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 have all the good policies, all right visions, but the problem is implementation. When we come out of national conference, we want those leaders we have chosen to be those who can implement policies.
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I believe things that happen in the ANC family must be handled there.
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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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What we want is for our young people to be skilled.
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People must respect our movement.
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You can never have unity if you want things to go your way.
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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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One of the other things that is going to help to give a boost to our economy is how we reform our state-owned enterprises. … The state-owned enterprises were sewers of corruption, a number of them. … There was rot, there was filth and there was deep corruption. We are rooting all that out right now.
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We remain a highly unequal society in which poverty and prosperity are still defined by race as well as gender.
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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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We have to build further on the collaboration with business and labor to restore confidence and prevent an investment downgrade.
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South Africa must come first in everything we do.
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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 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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We are building a country where a person's prospects are determined by their own initiative and hard work and not by the color of their skin, place of birth, gender, language, or income of their parents.
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South Africa has not turned its back on human rights at all.
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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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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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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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We have to have a good look at the Constitution. Let's determine where the shortcomings are. Then we can start talking of clauses.
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To those who have being stealing government money, it has to come to an end.
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Our Vision 2030 remains the blueprint for inclusive growth, social cohesion, and prosperity for all. Under this plan, we will continue to develop skills that can help our country realise its developmental goals and address labour market issues.
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We must not have an economy that discourages and chases away investors from investing in South Africa.