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" Some say the Constitution has robbed us of a proper land redistribution process. Others would want to look at other clauses. Well, it's South Africa. Everything is transparent and open for debate. "

Cyril Ramaphosa

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" Whenever you go through the length and breadth of our country... you see a long face: you will see the long face of an African woman because she's black, because she's poor. "

" We now know, without any shred of uncertainty, that billions of rands of public resources have been diverted into the pockets of a few. "

" We need to remind ourselves of the kind of society of which we have dreamed for so long, for which we have fought, and for which so many lost their lives. "

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" What we want is for our young people to be skilled. "

" We must be able to identify those who want divide our movement, and say, 'Not in our name.' We need to choose leaders that will not divide the ANC. "

" Marikana is a huge wake-up call. "

" We have all the good policies, all right visions, but the problem is implementation. When we come out of national conference, we want those leaders we have chosen to be those who can implement policies. "

" We need to work together as social partners to focus on our economy by removing all the obstacles to investment and move South Africa to a higher level of growth. "

" We must listen to the concerns of our people without dismissing them. When people see something wrong, there is something wrong. When our people see corruption, it means there is corruption. When our people see that their resources are being stolen by certain people, it means this is happening, and we should listen. "

" We need to mobilise our structures and our supporters to oppose state capture and corruption in whatever form it takes. "

" We aim to restore our focus on building an economy in which all South Africans can flourish, an economy which benefits the people as a whole rather than a privileged few. "

" Everyone has to be receptive to the decisions of the ANC because that is the political center. You have got to accept the decisions, and you also have to accept the direction that you are given by the ANC. "

" South Africa has not turned its back on human rights at all. "

" The expropriation of land without compensation should be among the mechanisms available to government to give effect to land reform and redistribution. "

" We should draw deep into Madiba's wisdom. We should draw deep into Madiba's style of doing things in an orderly manner, in a purposeful manner, in a way where we focus. "

" We remain a highly unequal society in which poverty and prosperity are still defined by race as well as gender. "

" People must respect our movement. "

" All our policies must be measured by the extent to which they contribute to job creation. Policies that do not create jobs - or that threaten jobs - must be reviewed and revised. "

" When courts rule in our country, we have them as the final arbiter on matters in which we might not agree on. And that is an important pillar of our democracy. "

" Corruption in state-owned enterprises and other public institutions has undermined our government's programs to address poverty and unemployment. "

" We must stop the division among us. We must stop factionalism. We must embrace unity; we must embrace working together, because if we are divided, we will not be able to win in 2019. "

" There is nothing wrong with students demanding free education, and, in fact, it is something that our children deserve. "

" We need to make sure that the ANC branches are strong, that they can lead the communities we live in. "

" We are determined that expropriation without compensation should be implemented in a way that increases agricultural production, improves food security, and ensure that land is returned to those from who it was taken under colonialism and apartheid. "

" We must not have an economy that discourages and chases away investors from investing in South Africa. "