Ramaphosa Wants A ‘Digital Economy’ – But We Don’t Even Have Stable Electricity: SAFTU

THE South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) has slammed president Cyril Ramaphosa for being ‘out of touch’ with the realities facing South Africans and failing to focus on the correct growth principles for the country.

Saftu – which comprises 21 affiliated trade unions and represents 800,000 workers in industries across the country – said that Ramaphosa’s push for a more digital-focused economy was out of line with current realities.

“Equality of opportunity is everyone’s central objective in the new South Africa, but with Eskom engaged in load reduction in poor municipalities and townships where arrears are high, electricity disconnections automatically limit our children’s ability to learn online or acquire fourth industrial revolution skills,” it said.

“In the larger scheme of things, president Ramaphosa yet again demonstrates how completely out of touch he is with the realities facing our people. He conveniently forgets that the country was already in a