Johnathan Paoli
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for self-reflection not only of the ANC, but the party’s Alliance partners in general, after the party’s dismal performance at the 29 May national elections.
President Ramaphosa delivered the closing address of a three-day National Lekgotla which ended on Tuesday at the Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre in Ekurhuleni.
Ramaphosa expressed cognisance of the party’s decline following the recent elections, but said the ANC remained focused on turning the loss into a win.
“The ANC-led Alliance can handle all the challenges of this moment and turn the setback into a strategic advantage to propel the transformation agenda forward. When we are united, we can never be defeated,” he said.
The president said his party agreed with certain elements of a recent statement from its alliance partner, the South African Communist Party on the occasion of its 103rd anniversary that the party
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