and to the founding principles of the African National Congress and [Pravin Gordhan] urged
both young and old to recommit themselves to what he called a 'New Dawn' (sic)
in South Africa. Why is the ANC still crucial to this country and its
future and the achievement of the eradication of poverty, inequality and
unemployment? It's crucial because it's the only organization at the moment (sic) that
has, despite some of the challenges that we've had in the recent past, (sic) the
majority support in this country. It's the only organization (sic) that can say we've
brought about democracy, we've brought about many many changes in terms of
access to education, health, Social Welfare 17 million beneficiaries at the
moment from the taxes that you pay each month and each year.
Because one of the biggest problems that we have in our country is
inequality combined with poverty and unemployment (sic - Caused by Failed ANC Neolberal anti-poor policies ), You might or might not be
aware that we have something like 6 to 7 million young people below the age of 24
or 18 and 24 who walk around our streets in South Africa every single day without
a job, without half of them having passed matric, without any prospect of getting a
job, and that becomes the life condition in which they continue to lead the next
20 30 40 years of their lives. ( sic - After 24 years of the same failed ANC Policies ) None of us particularly those of us that
have advanced in a socio-economic sense can actually live comfortably in this
country because none of us is an island we all part of a broader community. ( sic We need a change )