Riyaz Patel
President Cyril Ramaphosa is faced with the dilemma of choosing whether to build a unified African National Congress (ANC) or a better country, former deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas has said.
Launching his new book After Dawn: Hope after state capture in Hyde Park Tuesday evening, Jonas added that the “ANC is divided, weak and no longer rooted in its constituency.”
Ramaphosa wrote the foreword for Jonas’ book, describing it as “important that should be taken as a guide to dialogue.”
But the former deputy Finance Minister maintains that Ramaphosa could not save both the country and the ANC.
“The major dilemma that faces the president today is whether he continues striving for the unity of the ANC or must he strive for building a better country, strengthening our democracy and growing our economy. That’s the choice that he has to make.”
He said South Africa’s problems would continue to deepen if Ramaphosa
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