Ramaphosa: Land redistribution must be accelerated for SA to meet its true potential

WENDY MOTHATA

PRESIDENT resident Cyril Ramaphosa says that South Africa needed to accelerate the land redistribution programme to realise the country’s potential.

He was addressing a large crowd of party members gathered at the 110th-anniversary celebration held at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Saturday.

Ramaphosa said it was fundamental to accelerate the renewal and rebuilding of the ANC “so that it is a more effective and trusted agent of change.”

Delivering his January 8th statement, he announced that the National Executive Committee (NEC) has agreed to establish an “ANC renewal commission”.

Ramaphosa said that the ANC’s renewal is critical and that the party would continue to address the issue of land and restore it to its rightful owners.

“Central to the formation of the ANC 110 years ago was the need to respond in a united manner to widespread colonial land dispossession. Redressing this historical injustice and