“In South Africa, the 27th of April is a day when we achieved political freedom but not economic freedom and independence...'
“It was in Ghana, where Kwame Nkrumah built an economy with Africans at the centre, championing calls for continental unity for independent Africa, where independence was achieved.
“In South Africa, the 27th of April is a day when we achieved political freedom but not economic freedom and independence. Many sacrifices and compromises were made which saw the economy remain in the hands of the oppressor.”The ANC, he said, was instead engaged in “greed and corruption” and reversing the minimal gains of the 1994 breakthrough.
“It is a liberation movement that has fallen to greed, selfishness and corruption. A liberation movement that has failed to use political power to industrialise our economy and build independent capacity in all sectors and create a developmental state.”
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