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We want to renew our vows with our people. We want to reconnect with our people. We want to get our people excited again.
Cyril Ramaphosa
People
Our
Our People
Reconnect
Excited
Vows
Renew
Get
Want
Again
As members of the executive, we are accountable to Parliament.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Members
Parliament
Executive
Accountable
In working to end violence against women and children, we need to ensure that men are centrally involved. Men need to organise themselves in a sustained campaign against gender-based violence.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Women
Men
Ensure
Involved
Campaign
Women And Children
End
Children
Sustained
Against
Themselves
Organise
Working
Violence
Need
We must acknowledge that there are factions in our movements... We should not be telling lies to each other; we should tell the truth to each other with the view that there will be unity.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Truth
Will
Unity
Other
Our
Tell
Telling
Telling Lies
Must
Lies
Factions
Movements
Acknowledge
Should
View
Each
We have brave hearts and won't retreat. We are not going back; we are going forward.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Back
Retreat
Hearts
Brave
Going
Forward
We want to open spaces for young people to thrive in this economy, and that is why we said... when government buys commodities and services, we must have some set aside for young people.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Government
People
Thrive
Young
Must
Some
Open
Open Spaces
Economy
Said
Commodities
Want
Spaces
Young People
Aside
Why
Services
Buys
Set
If you read the Freedom Charter carefully, you will find that - the clause that refers to education, and it says education must be free 'on merit.'
Cyril Ramaphosa
Education
Freedom
You
Will
Free
Carefully
Says
Must
Find
Charter
Clause
Merit
Read
Things such as corruption is a big thing in the ANC.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Corruption
Big
Big Thing
Thing
Things
My campaign to become leader of the ANC was pivoted on two things: Renewing the ANC and taking back to the values the were espoused and subscribed to by Nelson Mandela, Oliver Thambo, and many other leaders.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Values
Leader
Become
Other
Back
Nelson
Nelson Mandela
Leaders
Taking
Were
Campaign
Subscribed
Mandela
Many
Things
Oliver
Two
To get education to sink deep into the minds of a nation takes a generation and more.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Education
Generation
Nation
Minds
More
Takes
Sink
Get
Deep
Marikana is a huge wake-up call.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Call
Huge
Wake-Up Call
We are building a country where a person's prospects are determined by their own initiative and hard work and not by the color of their skin, place of birth, gender, language, or income of their parents.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Work
Hard Work
Language
Gender
Parents
Country
Building
Own
Skin
Birth
Determined
Color
Prospects
Person
Where
Place
Hard
Initiative
Income
I have not committed any crimes. I have not stolen any money. I have not looted state resources.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Money
State
Crimes
Resources
Stolen
Committed
Any
It is not the function of the leader of government business to discipline members of the executive.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Government
Business
Discipline
Leader
Members
Executive
Function
We have realized that corruption is rife, and we are going to address it. We are going to root out corruption, and that is a promise I can make.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Corruption
Address
Out
Promise
Make
Going
Realized
Root
Rife
We are a nation that does not build walls. We do not believe in building walls. And that defines who we are. We are South Africans, and we do not subscribe to the building of walls.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Walls
Build
Building
Nation
Subscribe
Believe
Defines
Does
South
African
Who
We say South Africa is an open country, and when people come here, we must deal with them with dignity and respect within the parameters of our Constitution.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Respect
Constitution
Dignity
People
Country
South Africa
Our
Say
Must
Parameters
Open
Come
Within
Deal
South
Africa
Them
Here
When courts rule in our country, we have them as the final arbiter on matters in which we might not agree on. And that is an important pillar of our democracy.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Democracy
Country
Important
Matters
Final
Our
Rule
Arbiter
Pillar
Courts
Which
Them
Might
Agree
As the ANC, we have got to condemn violence as a method of addressing our differences and disputes amongst us.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Differences
Our
Addressing
Got
Condemn
Method
Us
Amongst
Disputes
Violence
In defence of Madiba's legacy, we will continue to wage a relentless war on corruption and mismanagement of the resources of our country.
Cyril Ramaphosa
War
Corruption
Will
Country
Defence
Our
Resources
Relentless
Mismanagement
Wage
Continue
Legacy
We are determined to rebuild the confidence of our people in public institutions and restore the credibility of those elected to serve them.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Confidence
People
Rebuild
Our
Our People
Those
Restore
Determined
Institutions
Public
Them
Elected
Credibility
Serve
Some say the Constitution has robbed us of a proper land redistribution process. Others would want to look at other clauses. Well, it's South Africa. Everything is transparent and open for debate.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Constitution
Debate
South Africa
Other
Others
Everything
Say
Would
Some
Proper
Clause
Open
Robbed
Look
Well
Redistribution
South
Africa
Want
Process
Land
Us
Transparent
If we are not honest, we are not going to be able to forge unity.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Unity
Able
Forge
Going
Honest
We must not have an economy that discourages and chases away investors from investing in South Africa.
Cyril Ramaphosa
South Africa
Must
Investing
Investors
Economy
South
Africa
Away
We should put behind us the era of diminishing trust in public institutions and weakened confidence in our country's public leaders.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Confidence
Trust
Country
Our
Diminishing
Weakened
Put
Leaders
Institutions
Era
Behind
Public
Us
Should
South Africa must come first in everything we do.
Cyril Ramaphosa
First
South Africa
Everything
Must
Come
South
Africa
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