If the ANC does not do the right thing by the people of SA, it will fail, Gordhan says
In an interview with CNN, Pravin Gordhan said a handful of individuals seem to be dictating the use of SA’s economic resources
Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan has said that if the country’s states of affairs continue the way they are‚ the ANC will lose the 2019 general elections. "Many of us are extremely worried that if we continue as we are in the ANC‚ we are likely to lose the 2019 elections‚" Gordhan said during an interview with CNN on Thursday. "If we‚ like any business or political organisation‚ fail to master the right leadership‚ stick by the right kind of values and do the right thing by the organisation and the people of SA‚ then of course we will fail — and one hopes by the end of the end of the year we will be able to find the courage that is required‚ the boldness that is required to steer the ANC to a different direction. "The one thing that makes me sad is that we have allowed a situation to develop where a handful of individuals appear to be able to dictate‚ to some extent‚ where this country goes in terms of the use of its economic resources. We’ve allowed greed to become a factor i...
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