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President Cyril Ramaphosa downplayed the "lies" that he has not been hosted in KwaZulu-Natal since he was elected president at the 54th Elective Party Conference in Nasrec . Launch of the ANC's Thuma Mina campaign in Groutville, north of KZN, on Saturday afternoon.
He stated that the province had welcomed him with "open hands". The ANC was not welcomed at KZN, "he said.
Ramaphosa said that people" who like to spread lies "had said that he was not not welcome to the KZN because he had challenged Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma the conference.
"You proved to them that they were wrong," he said.
Ramaphosa said that They thought that it would not include Dlamini-Zuma in his Cabinet.
"She's in the Cabinet The unity is to be able to work with the comrade you've challenged a position and worked with them and you accept that others have chosen the other, "he said.
He also reiterated that he had a "very good" relationship with former President Jacob Zuma. 19659002] "Yesterday (Friday) I told him about the death of his child, I told him that I could not attend the funeral", he said
Ramaphosa then asked the members of the ANC a moment of silence for the death of Zuma's son, Vusi. He died last Sunday
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Ramaphosa also revealed that he was meeting King Goodwill Zwelithini Friday night after Wednesday's imbizo in Ulundi where KZN The traditional rulers discussed the land issue of the Ingonyama Trust.
"We have no intention of touching the land under the Ingonyama Trust, the recommendation of the high-level group is only one recommendation. As a government, we do not We will not cancel the Ingonyama.As the ANC government, we do not have such an intention, "he said.
During the imbizo, King Zwelithini seized the ANC-led government saying that the expropriation of lands administered by the Ingonyama Trust amounted to ""
"They want to take away our land, I pray that they will continue to fight each other more," he said
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Ramaphosa said that their proposal of expropriation of land without compensation would not target the 13% of communal land under traditional rulers.
"They hold this land in the name of our people.The land we are aiming for expropriation is the land of 87% but we will do it under the limits of the Constitution. "
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Ramaphosa also asked the members of his party to unite before the 2019 elections.
"We must keep in mind that when we fight among ourselves, the 12 million people who support us are watching us go away. The ANC is not there to improve the lives of some people but the entire community.
He said that the Thuma Mina campaign was not just about improving the lives of people in the South. Africans but also to forge unity in the ANC.
"Divisions between branches must stop, hatred and the struggle between comrades must stop, we must work together and unite, whether we are in love or not," he said.
declared launching the campaign in response to the great desire of the people to serve the nation and the major cause of humanity
"We must mobilize our communities and truly involve ourselves in improving the lives of our people populations. There is no other party that can improve the lives of our people, "he said.
Ramaphosa also reiterated that the government was looking for ways to" relieve the pressure "that South Africans felt after recent rises in fuel prices. READ: VAT, fuel price increases: Ramaphosa gives ministers 2 weeks for a plan to relieve consumer pain [19659002Henotedthathenoticedthatasaresultofrisingprices"Ourpeoplewerestartingtofight"
"The government is looking at the measure to alleviate the difficulties our people are facing, but the One of the difficulties is that we import oil from other countries.This becomes difficult when the dollar is stronger than the rand.We then pay more and that is where the challenge lies, "he said. he said.
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