The government has been focusing its efforts on addressing inequality in the country, says President Cyril Ramaphosa in his weekly newsletter.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has been focusing its efforts on addressing inequality in the country. In his weekly newsletter, he reflects on social security being enshrined in the Bill of Rights as Human Rights Month draws to an end.The President says 18 million people receive social grants from government today, an increase from just over 2.5 million recipients in 1999.
Ramaphosa adds that more than two million indigent households also receive free basic water, basic electricity and solid waste removal services.He says this expansion is aimed at addressing inequality and promoting growth in the country’s societies. While the President acknowledges that growth that takes place in unequal societies tends to reproduce inequality, he adds that the country’s economic policy creates a balance.If the focus of our struggle for liberation was to end apartheid and achieve political freedom, the focus of our efforts now must be to address inequality and ensure that every South African enjoys the fruits of democracy.
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