State security entities must fight corruption, not political battles, Mcebisi Jonas says
Former deputy finance minister and current MTN board member Mcebisi Jonas has warned against "Ramaphoria"‚ saying the ANC was still faced with a lot of challenges that had moved beyond just an "individual". Jonas was speaking at a breakfast meeting at the East London Golf Course on Tuesday‚ where ANC ward 18 by-election councillor candidate Andrew Sokolich was introduced to residents. Jonas said the country was still faced with a lot of youth unemployment and slow GDP growth.
"The Ramaphoria must not mislead us and cloud us from the huge challenges that the ANC is still faced with. Taking a look at the figures comparing our GDP we are far behind as a country compared to other economies that are developing‚" he said. In the last quarter‚ the GDP grew at only 3.1%. Speaking about state capture‚ Jonas‚ who was among the first people to speak up against the notorious Gupta family‚ described it as a systematic structural challenge that was just "raw". He called on state security ag...
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