Mbeki lambasts ANC leadership and warns of Arab Spring
He said the people would erupt in anger because daily they were hearing of ANC leaders being corrupt and nothing was being done to address these issues. He warned that this created fertile ground for an Arab Spring similar to the one that erupted in Tunisia in 2010.
“He said the country is on autopilot. He went on to say that one of his fears is that when that leadership wakes up to its responsibilities, it will be at the moment when the plane is about to crash,” Mbeki said. He added that the party needed to reposition itself, so that the process of the renewal of the country, of service to the people, would truly mean a better life for the people.Mbeki said to honour the legacy of Duarte, the ANC must address issues of local government.
Mbeki also lamented the rising lawlessness in the country which he said was visible, but nothing was done to address it. “So today, we would pay this tribute to this revolutionary, who among other things as revolutionary is identified by those two factors, service to the people and respect to the truth,” said Mbeki.
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