The ANC leader said the organisation and its government had to work together to bring about radical transformation to the economy and to achieve economic inclusion.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the private sector to display a spirit of social solidarity by making available facilities to assist the country in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic.
He also warned that the country’s health system wouldn’t be able to cope, if infection numbers continued to rise at the current rate.Ramaphosa was speaking at the ANC and its alliance partners’ online gathering, commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Freedom Charter on Friday. Ramaphosa said the charter was the “lodestar” and the “bedrock” of the country’s constitutional democracy and was a sterling example of how people, acting in unity and congress, could come together to craft a vision they had for their country.
He raised the issue of unemployment, warning of the looming pain that awaits the country in this regard. He said his government’s plan was to ensure there was work and security, promising that huge infrastructure investments would unlock this path for the country. The ANC leader said the organisation and its government, which he leads, had to work together to bring about radical transformation to the economy and to achieve economic inclusion.
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