Cyril Ramaphosa

Politician

1952-11-17

Books by Cyril Ramaphosa

One Law, One Nation
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Quotes by Cyril Ramaphosa

Violence against women and children resembles an epidemic. It has spread through society, sparing no social group or class.
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During the worst days of apartheid, we turned to the church for hope and courage as we fought a righteous struggle for a democratic, non-racial, non-sexist, just, and prosperous South Africa.
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We are a big economy, and we must, therefore, show that we can manage it, but not only manage it, but that can transform it so that this economy works for all of our people so that everyone feels that they have a stake in this economy.
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Marikana should not have happened. We are all to blame, and there are many stakeholders that should take the blame. But taking the blame should mean that we should make sure it never, ever, happens again.
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We cannot effect meaningful change if we become complacent, if we become comfortable with our own positions in the status quo.
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Issues to do with corruption, issues of how we can straighten out our state-owned enterprises, and how we deal with 'state capture' are issues that are on our radar screen.
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We must acknowledge that there are factions in our movements... We should not be telling lies to each other; we should tell the truth to each other with the view that there will be unity.
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There are times when leadership needs to take a bold move forward. And there are times when the leadership needs to act on the basis of what the grass roots say. You need to have your political thermometer constantly in the political waters to know when to give leadership in what way.
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Tough decisions have to be made to close our fiscal gap, stabilise our debt, and restore our state-owned enterprises to health.
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Corruption in state-owned enterprises and other public institutions has undermined our government's programs to address poverty and unemployment.
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We remain a highly unequal society in which poverty and prosperity are still defined by race as well as gender.
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We want to renew our vows with our people. We want to reconnect with our people. We want to get our people excited again.
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Marikana is a huge wake-up call.
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Free education for all - whilst it is a desirable notion, in South Africa it will simply not be affordable.
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We must investigate without fear or favour the so-called 'accounting irregularities' that cause turmoil in the markets and wipe billions off the investments of ordinary South Africans.
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