The minister said failures of local government were an indictment on all spheres of governance.
Alec Erwin was addressing former President Kgalema Motlantle’s Inclusive Growth Forum when spoke out against the privatisation of Eskom.
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.
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.
The former president spoke to EWN on the sidelines of his foundation’s launch of its Inclusive Growth report, which painted a bleak picture of the country’s future.
Government, civil society, trade unions, activists and business spent the weekend in the Drakensberg discussing issues such as land reform, economic growth, youth inclusion and state capture.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura also admitted that cleaning out government won’t happen overnight, saying that the country went through a very difficult period in recent years.
The conference comprised of several politicians, members of the business community, civil society, youth and other stakeholders.
Vincent Smith also confirmed that parliament’s constitutional review committee received over 980,000 submissions on land expropriation without compensation.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says when state institutions don’t have the interests of the people at heart, they lose credibility and trust.
The president was speaking at the inaugural 'Inclusive Growth Conference' in the Drakensberg organised by former President Kgalema Motlanthe’s foundation.
