Ramaphosa condemns tribalism in Limpopo

The deputy president of the ANC, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, has condemned the tribalism that is taking place in Limpopo. 

Ramaphosa was addressing thousands of ANC supporters at the Malamulele Stadium on Saturday.

According to him, Limpopo is very rich in culture and diversity, therefore people should stop hating one another based on tribes. "It's been long since Tsongas, Sothos and Vendas were staying together peacefully. We must do away with the demon of tribalism," Ramaphosa added. He was referring to tribal tensions that are frequently taking place in Vuwani, where the Malamulele, Vuwani and Hlanganani areas have been merged to form one municipality, Lim 345. "The ANC and the government recognise this municipality and we will support it," he said, and he received a huge round of applause from the crowd.

According to Ramaphosa, many students are struggling with fees. "We will make sure that all students receive free and quality education at tertiary levels, because we want to build a better country," Ramaphosa said. He added that South Africa was the only country in Africa that offered free houses “and we want to make sure that every household gets quality housing".

According to him, many people have lost faith in the ANC “because of corruption that is taking place in the organisation. As we are going to the conference, we want to come with policies that will restore the dignity of the ANC".

Ramaphosa said there was a need to transform the economy and take it to black people because lots of black people were living in poverty. "In an effort to transform our economy, we need to take the land and return it to the rightful owners," Ramaphosa added.

The Vhembe region is a stronghold of Ramaphosa, with 80 % of the branches nominating his name for the presidential candidate. 

Date:10 November 2017

By: Mbulaheni Ridovhona

The 22-year-old Mbulaheni (Gary) Ridovhona has been passionate about journalism to the extent that he would buy himself a copy of weekly Univen students' newsletter, Our Voice. After reading, he would write stories about his rural village, Mamvuka, and submit them to the very newsletter for publication. His deep-rooted love for words and writing saw him register for a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies at the University of Venda, and joined the Limpopo Mirror team in February 2016 as a journalism intern.

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