Voters will punish ANC, says Phosa

OUTSPOKEN former Mpumalanga premier Mathews Phosa says apartheid’s shadow will forever hang over South Africa. Addressing a WRSA 2019 conference titled “Up-your-game”, Phosa said voters would punish the ANC if it did not change. South Africa tasted democracy and liberation in 1994 but wealth distribution was dramatically skewed, he said.

“I do not understand that, 25 years and five elections later, we cannot admit that we have made grievous mistakes in terms of creating a better life for all.

“The truth is that we have simply not been successful in changing the social and economic landscape. We have struggled to make the transition from a majority in the Struggle to being a majority in government.

“We have all the levers and resources of government in our hands, yet we are struggling to effectively utilise them.” Phosa had thrown his hat in the ring for ANC president in 2017. |