South Africa’s economy has been dealt a heavy blow by the outbreak of the pandemic, leaving millions without jobs while many companies have closed permanently.
The former statesman said it's the state of the economy that's keeping him up at night.
Parliament said the amendment of the Constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation will happen whether people are opposed to it or not.
Local government was a key topic at the second growth inclusive forum hosted by the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation. Professor William Gumede, former President Kgalema Motlanthe and Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma weigh in on the state of local government in South Africa.
Kgalema Motlanthe was speaking to Eyewitness News shortly after convening his foundation’s growth inclusive forum in the Drakensberg at the weekend.
Peruvian academic Hernando de Soto who was the keynote speaker at the foundation's second inclusive growth forum says corruption must be dealt with as part of reinventing local economies.
A written parliamentary reply by Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu revealed that the state had spent over R60 million on former heads of states since 2016.
Kgalema Motlanthe said those with digital technology skills would have an added advantage in the highly competitive job market under the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Speaking at the Youth Expo in Nasrec today, former president Kgalema Motlanthe told a group of young people that having innovative technology such as robotics means the country can produce more food quickly.
A panel of experts advised young people who are still in university to acquire work experience while they are still at school.
The program will be focusing on getting young people involved in technology that will help to them be able to take part in the digitally driven economy.
Two years ago, former President Kgalema Motlanthe wished that the African National Congress (ANC) would lose the election to 'learn a lesson'.
Earlier, a few people had started queuing at the Killarney Country Club and were excited to vote for the political party of their choice.
Despite saying the power to change the lists rests with the party's integrity committee, ANC spokesperson Dakota Legoete said it was also up to leaders urged to resign whether they accept the recommendations of the ANC’s integrity commission.
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe has previously been quoted making a lot of harsh words against his own party.
"For as long as it is associated with corruption and failure, people will vote it out. It will be good for the ANC itself," Kgalema Motlanthe said in an interview with the BBC in 2017.
The former statesman was speaking at the ANC’s pavilion at the Rand Show in Nasrec, Johannesburg.
ANC activists Chrispin Phiri and Nonceba Mhlauli disagree with Motlanthe’s views that the ANC needs to lose elections to reflect on its mistakes and self-correct.
