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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. "

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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. "

Cyril Ramaphosa

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" We need to rid our State Owned Enterprises of corruption because the money being siphoned out should be funding them. "

" 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. "

" People must respect our movement. "

" It is not the function of the leader of government business to discipline members of the executive. "

" 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 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. "

" If you read the Freedom Charter carefully, you will find that - the clause that refers to education, and it says education must be free 'on merit.' "

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

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

" Violence against women and children resembles an epidemic. It has spread through society, sparing no social group or class. "

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

" The ANC must ensure that South Africa does not become a mafia state because once you reach that state, all the wheels have come off. "

" As the ANC, we have got to condemn violence as a method of addressing our differences and disputes amongst us. "

Cyril Ramaphosa

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" Leaders are meant to lead from the front, but at the same time, they are also meant to listen to what their followers are saying. "

" Students want free education because their parents are struggling. The fees of universities and technikons are too high. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Free education for all - whilst it is a desirable notion, in South Africa it will simply not be affordable. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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 want to open spaces for young people to thrive in this economy, and that is why we said... when government buys commodities and services, we must have some set aside for young people. "

" 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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" 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. "

" 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 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. "

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