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ALEXANDRA – Ramaphosa gets youth thumbs up. </div>
<time class="entry-date" datetime="2018-01-30T08:15:00+00:00">10 hours ago</time>
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<p></p><p>Keith Maphuta, a youth leader of the African National
Congress in Alex urged party members and constituents to support the
leadership of party president Cyril Ramaphosa in steering the country
back on its transformation agenda.</p>
<p>This, as the party is preoccupied with the transition from the Jacob Zuma-led administration.</p>
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<p>Maphuta said Alex youth and most party members overwhelmingly lobbied
for Ramaphosa who they expected to return the party to its mandate of
being a unifier and leader of society.</p>
<blockquote><p>“His [Ramaphosa] team should bridge the social distance
past leadership created from society and deal with erring members
seeking to destroy the party’s revered morals from within,” said
Maphutha.</p></blockquote>
<p>He added that this should be a priority for the Integrity Commission
whose powers were restored as part of the party’s renewal mandate to
ensure respect for the party and government constitutions, restore
confidence in the party and confront corrupt tendencies.</p>
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<p>In addition, the commission would improve relations with law
enforcement agencies and ensure prosecution of erring individuals
without fear or favour, regardless of their position in the party and
government. “We expect prosecutions and convictions of those found
guilty at all levels for unduly benefiting self, family and cliques from
public resources…. to have them pay back [ill gotten gains] and not be
entrusted again with public responsibilities.”</p>
<p>Maphutha added that the past administration’s errors were lessons
Ramaphosa shouldn’t repeat. “He needs space to prove himself by
restoring party morality and values, ensure synergy and transparency
between the party and national constitutions, and restore public
confidence in those entrusted with responsibilities and resources at all
levels.”</p>
<p>He said Zuma’s affable character may have been taken advantage of and
that he had used his humility recklessly. The president had let his
love for family, friends and some comrades cloud his thinking and
judgement.</p>
<p>Maphutha added that the youth expected Ramaphosa to expedite
implementing a new mandate on free tertiary education for which the
league was vilified for during its 10 years of lobbying.</p>
<p style="text-align:center"><strong>Read: <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><a style="color:rgb(255,0,0)" href="https://alexnews.co.za/107714/jacob-zuma-plans-make-announcement-free-education/" target="_blank">Jacob Zuma plans to make an announcement on free education</a></span></strong></p>
<blockquote><p>“We need clarity on its [tertiary education] phased
implementation after its surprise announcement without a clear strategy
and plan by Zuma on the eve of the party’s December conference.</p></blockquote>
<p>“Radical economic transformation in the future will require educated and knowledgeable young drivers and clear policies.”</p>
<p>He urged the government to reintroduce pure maths in high schools and
for a speedy resolution of the language policy debacle which has
delayed the opening of some schools.</p>
<blockquote><p>“It needs a bold leadership implementing Constitutional
requirements and regulations entitling children access to schools in
their areas.” Maphutha also called for the improvement of TVET college
programmes which he said were unsuitable for an advanced technologically
driven economy.</p></blockquote>
<p>Changing course, he urged for haste in ensuring land expropriation
without compensation saying it would restore everyone’s freedom and
dignity by providing the means to a livelihood.</p></div>
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