QUOTES by Cyril Ramaphosa
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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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There is nothing wrong with students demanding free education, and, in fact, it is something that our children deserve.
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It is important that South Africans of all political persuasions be represented in Parliament.
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If you read the Freedom Charter carefully, you will find that - the clause that refers to education, and it says education must be free 'on merit.'
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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 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 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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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 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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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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We need to mobilise our structures and our supporters to oppose state capture and corruption in whatever form it takes.
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We must be able to identify those who want divide our movement, and say, 'Not in our name.' We need to choose leaders that will not divide the ANC.
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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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We have brave hearts and won't retreat. We are not going back; we are going forward.
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New schools, hospitals, clinics, factories, bridges, dams, and airports tell the story of a South Africa that has indeed moved forward.
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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 need to work together as social partners to focus on our economy by removing all the obstacles to investment and move South Africa to a higher level of growth.
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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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We are going to seek to improve the lives of our people on an ongoing basis, and since 1994, we have done precisely that.
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We will wash and clean the ANC, and it will be the ANC you know. The ANC that will work for the people.
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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 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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We remain a highly unequal society in which poverty and prosperity are still defined by race as well as gender.
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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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We must not have an economy that discourages and chases away investors from investing in South Africa.
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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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If we are to put a stop to corruption and state capture, those responsible must be brought to book.
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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 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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It is not the function of the leader of government business to discipline members of the executive.
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Leaders are meant to lead from the front, but at the same time, they are also meant to listen to what their followers are saying.
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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 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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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 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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