SOUTH Africans want leaders who will steer the country in a "stable and consistent" manner, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday, again hitting out at a government "at war with itself".Ramaphosa was speaking at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) annual summit in Boksburg.In a strong rebuke of those in government causing instability, Ramaphosa said there was an impression of a lack of coherence and a perception that different institutions of the state were in "open conflict" with one another.His comments come after a bitter public fight between Eskom and Denel and the Treasury, as the battle between the Hawks and Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan rages on, and after the Presidency described a statement by Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane on a judicial inquiry into the banks as "regrettable".READ THIS: ANC slams ‘arrogant and defiant’ Zwane"We can’t expect our social partners to overcome their differences when we cannot overcome ours," Ram...
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