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" 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. "

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" Money has come to play a very bad role in the ANC; people's votes are bought, and patronage has become the order of the day. All those deviant tendencies need to be curbed. "

Cyril Ramaphosa

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" My campaign to become leader of the ANC was pivoted on two things: Renewing the ANC and taking back to the values the were espoused and subscribed to by Nelson Mandela, Oliver Thambo, and many other leaders. "

" We are determined to build a society defined by decency and integrity that does not tolerate the plunder of public resources nor the theft by corporate criminals of the hard-earned savings of ordinary people. "

" We have realized that corruption is rife, and we are going to address it. We are going to root out corruption, and that is a promise I can make. "

" As members of the executive, we are accountable to Parliament. "

" We need to transform our rural areas, restore the land to its rightful owners, and significantly grow our agricultural output. "

" 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. "

" Land has been an issue of great concern to our people. "

" We are going to seek to improve the lives of our people on an ongoing basis, and since 1994, we have done precisely that. "

" We want to renew our vows with our people. We want to reconnect with our people. We want to get our people excited again. "

" We have to build further on the collaboration with business and labor to restore confidence and prevent an investment downgrade. "

" To get education to sink deep into the minds of a nation takes a generation and more. "

Cyril Ramaphosa

Education

Generation

" We must be determined to get rid of factions within the ANC. We must get rid of divisions within the ANC. "

" Because of their marginalised position in the economy, the mass of the workers carry the burdens of society. "

" In defence of Madiba's legacy, we will continue to wage a relentless war on corruption and mismanagement of the resources of our country. "

" 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. "

" No man is born believing that he has dominion over women. Instead, this view is handed down from generation to generation and amplified through social custom, culture, and popular media. "

" Land is a very broad as well as a complex issue, and it has to be handled very delicately because around land, there is quite a lot of emotion. "

" 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. "

" If we are not honest, we are not going to be able to forge unity. "

" Apartheid was baked hard in the mining industry because that's where it originated. "

" 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. "

" We are a nation that does not build walls. We do not believe in building walls. And that defines who we are. We are South Africans, and we do not subscribe to the building of walls. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We will accelerate our land redistribution program not only to redress a grave historical injustice but also to bring more producers into the agricultural sector and to make more land available for cultivation. "

Cyril Ramaphosa

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Bring

" We've got to be moving together, working together, leading the country together, and ensuring that we achieve the objectives that our alliance has set out for itself. "

" We have to have a good look at the Constitution. Let's determine where the shortcomings are. Then we can start talking of clauses. "

" We should put behind us the era of diminishing trust in public institutions and weakened confidence in our country's public leaders. "

Cyril Ramaphosa

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Trust

" I believe things that happen in the ANC family must be handled there. "