Quotes from Cyril Ramaphosa

During the worst days of apartheid, we turned to the church for hope and courage as we fought a righteous struggle for a democratic, non-racial, non-sexist, just, and prosperous South Africa.

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.

South Africa must come first in everything we do.

We want to clean up South Africa so that we can begin to make it more attractive to investors but at the same time to deal with the issues that are impeding growth.

South Africa has not turned its back on human rights at all.

We must not have an economy that discourages and chases away investors from investing in South Africa.

Somewhere in the depths of my soul is the connection my father had with his cattle, the hills of Khalavha, and his people.

We now know, without any shred of uncertainty, that billions of rands of public resources have been diverted into the pockets of a few.

Corruption in state-owned enterprises and other public institutions has undermined our government's programs to address poverty and unemployment.

We remain a highly unequal society in which poverty and prosperity are still defined by race as well as gender.

Marikana should not have happened. We are all to blame, and there are many stakeholders that should take the blame. But taking the blame should mean that we should make sure it never, ever, happens again.

You can never have unity if you want things to go your way.

If we are not honest, we are not going to be able to forge unity.

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.

Students want free education because their parents are struggling. The fees of universities and technikons are too high.

To those who have being stealing government money, it has to come to an end.

I have not committed any crimes. I have not stolen any money. I have not looted state resources.

If we are to put a stop to corruption and state capture, those responsible must be brought to book.

Issues to do with corruption, issues of how we can straighten out our state-owned enterprises, and how we deal with 'state capture' are issues that are on our radar screen.

Land has been an issue of great concern to our people.

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.

Our Vision 2030 remains the blueprint for inclusive growth, social cohesion, and prosperity for all. Under this plan, we will continue to develop skills that can help our country realise its developmental goals and address labour market issues.