The ANC’s ability to overcome economic challenges, which are rooted in the structural iniquities of apartheid, has been "undermined over the last decade by a failure of leadership and misguided priorities", Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday evening, taking a swipe at President Jacob Zuma.Ramaphosa launched what can be seen as his economic blueprint in Orlando in Soweto, in the run-up to the December elective conference where he will seek to become the president of the ANC.As part of this plan, he proposed that a special anti-corruption appropriation fund be established to channel the recovered proceeds from corruption — "which has been stolen from our state-owned enterprises" — to youth training and employment initiatives.Zuma ends his second five-year term as ANC president in December. His term as president of SA expires in 2019, when the next national elections will take place.Ramaphosa said the impact of the leadership on the economy "is a reality that we, as the AN...
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