SA must ‘sing from the same hymn book’ on central bank, says Cyril Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa wants ANC leaders to “sing from the same hymn book” on the economy, but says the party is a “broad church” so achieving this will be a process. He was responding to questions about the disparate commentary from the ANC on crucial aspects of the economy, which at times dents investor confidence and contributes to policy uncertainty. “It is a broad church so these things happen.… We want to minimise this as much as we can and get everyone singing from the same hymn book,” Ramaphosa said, addressing the South African National Editors Forum in Cape Town on Thursday. “In the end I guess we have to deal with them and put the record straight.” Ramaphosa maintained that the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) must remain independent, after the ANC resolved that it should be owned by the state. The ANC resolved that the central bank should be nationalised at its Nasrec conference and party policy gurus argue that this would not impact on its approach to monetary polic...
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