Ramaphosa unveils bold ANC plan to revive economy and turn policy into action

By Thapelo Molefe

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday unveiled the party’s new 10-point Economic Action Plan, aimed at lifting South Africa’s growth rate to 3% as the economy continues to struggle below the 1% mark.

Announcing the plan at the end of the ANC’s Special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, Ramaphosa also revealed the establishment of a high-level Economic War Room in the Presidency to track and improve government performance.

The three-day NEC meeting comes at a critical juncture for the ANC, now governing through a Government of National Unity (GNU), as it faces sluggish growth, soaring unemployment at 33.2%, and waning public confidence following years of state dysfunction and corruption scandals.

Ramaphosa told the NEC that the ANC’s immediate task was to “move from policy to performance”.

“We are not here to start from scratch. We have made progress, but now we