ANC’s Gwen Ramokgopa admits party has left many SAns behind over last 30 years
She said the ANC must now work even harder to improve the lives of most South Africans.
Dr Gwen Ramokgopa. Picture: X/DrGwenR
CAPE TOWN - African National Congress (ANC) Treasurer General Dr Gwen Ramokgopa has admitted that the party has left many South Africans behind over the last 30 years.
She said the ANC must now work even harder to improve the lives of most South Africans.
Ramokgopa was speaking at the ANC’s Progressive Business Forum golf fundraiser in Cape Town on Thursday morning.
The fundraiser forms part of the ANC's 113th birthday celebrations in the city.
According to Ramokgopa, the ANC has done a great deal over the last three decades, but not everyone has benefited from the party's policies.
She added that this was a message that voters communicated to the party relentlessly.
“I think what the public has said to us is that we must work more together as leaders across political parties, across sectors, to put South Africa at a higher level because we’ve left a lot of people behind. Our democracy has made progress but has left lots of people behind.”
Ramokgopa, who chairs the ANC’s Progressive Business Forum as the party’s Treasurer General, has also called on businesses to fund political parties and, in doing so, fund democracy.
While some remain reluctant to fund parties, she called on those who do to be transparent.