Ramaphosa warns against economic progress being derailed with govt change
He said regardless of the form or composition of the seventh administration, which will include other parties, key reforms must be retained like the energy action plan and overhauling the visa regime.
President Cyril Ramaphosa in Parliament on 17 July 2019. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter
CAPE TOWN - President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned against the derailing of progress made in transforming the economy because of the change in government.
He said regardless of the form or composition of the seventh administration, which will include other parties, key reforms must be retained like the energy action plan and overhauling the visa regime.
Ramaphosa was writing in his latest newsletter, his first since the announcement of a possible Government of National Unity following the African National Congress (ANC)'s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.
Ramaphosa said as the country prepares for a new administration, all parties need to work together more than ever.
He said they need to work together to sustain the momentum of reform, growth and the government’s transformation agenda.
Ramaphosa wrote that the country has come a long way in the reform journey, but work still needs to be done to “reignite growth” in the economy.
He said a “change in direction would derail the positive progress that has been made and take us back to the starting blocks”.
Ramaphosa said going forward, a stable and effective government “committed to economic reform” will enable the country, with one of the highest unemployment rates in the world, to build an inclusive and growing economy that benefits all.