WATCH | ANC faces challenges despite Ramaphoria: Jonas
Former Minister of Finance and MTN independent nonexecutive director Mcebisi Jonas has warned against the Cyril Ramaphosa euphoria, saying that the ANC is still faced with a lot of challenges that have moved beyond just an “individual”.
Jonas was speaking at a breakfast meeting in East London, where an ANC ward councillor candidate, Andrew Sokolich, was introduced to the residents.
Jonas said the country was still faced with a lot of youth unemployment, slow growth in the GDP.
“The Ramaphoria must not mislead us and cloud us from the huge challenges that the ANC is still faced with. Taking a look at the figures comparing our GDP we are far behind as a country compared to other economies that are developing,” said Jonas.
Speaking about the state capture, he described it as a systematic structural challenge that was just “raw”.
“The election of the [President Cyril] Ramaphosa in Narsrec signalled two important things for the country - the signal for a new dawn and the signal of how deep-rooted the divisions within the ANC are,” said Jonas...
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