an opportunity in south africa to participate in elections, which they have just done, for the local government elections also, in 2024, soon, they will also participate in an election process. 0ur democracy enables them to participate. it is not the same conditions in the arab spring, as you said, where they did not have a period of regular democracy to participate and to express a view in terms of the country s direction. so i do believe that the people in this country, as they participate and also play a role in legislative frameworks and also in policy development to respond to the challenges that they are feeling. they will be able to continue to shape the country s democracy, not in a manner that they may be destructive, but in a manner that is constructive and developmental. you mentioned the municipal local elections last year. the anc won less than half of the votes for the first time, with south africans naming corruption
to time, the people have an opportunity in south africa to participate in elections, which they have just done, for the local government elections also, in 2024, soon, they will also participate in an election process. 0ur democracy enables them to participate. it is not the same conditions in the arab spring, as you said, where they did not have a period of regular democracy to participate and to express a view in terms of the country s direction. so i do believe that the people in this country, as they participate and also play a role in legislative frameworks and also in policy development to respond to the challenges that they are feeling. they will be able to continue to shape the country s democracy, not in a manner that they may be destructive, but in a manner that is constructive and developmental. you mentioned the municipal local elections last year. the anc won less than half of the votes for the first
mr buthelezi also played a role in government, but the anc believes that they must be a leading party, which is the governing party, which is always the anc. in the metros in our country, like the city ofjohannesburg, the commercial hub, which is the capital city, nelson mandela metro, it has proven that coalition government are not yet the way in our country. 0ur democracy has not yet matured to the level where coalition governments can be one that is working. it will be worse at the national level where you can just have a situation almost like a yo yo government. 0k. so we are of the view that we must continue to have a leading party, which is the anc, to constitute government so that there is a stable democracy and also a stable path towards economic growth. you mentioned buthelezi there. of course that s mangosuthu buthelezi of the inkatha freedom party. finally and briefly, ronald lamola, justice minister
they will also see those that have stolen from the fiscus being held accountable. they will also participate in the project to rebuild our democracy, and i do believe that because, from time to time, the people have an opportunity in south africa to participate in elections, which they have just done, for the local government elections also, in 2024, soon, they will also participate in an election process. 0ur democracy enables them to participate. it is not the same conditions in the arab spring, as you said, where they did not have a period of regular democracy to participate and to express a view in terms of the country s direction. so i do believe that the people in this country, as they participate and also play a role in legislative frameworks and also in policy development to respond to the challenges that they are feeling. they will be able to continue to shape the country s democracy, not in a manner that they may be destructive,
in the metros in our country, like the city ofjohannesburg, the commercial hub, which is the capital city, nelson mandela metro, it has proven that coalition government are not yet the way in our country. 0ur democracy has not yet matured to the level where coalition governments can be one that is working. it will be worse at the national level where you can just have a situation almost like a yo yo government. 0k. so we are of the view that we must continue to have a leading party, which is the anc, to constitute government so that there is a stable democracy and also a stable path towards economic growth. you mentioned buthelezi there. of course that s mangosuthu buthelezi of the inkatha freedom party. finally and briefly, ronald lamola, justice minister in south africa, you want to be elected cyril ramaphosa s deputy next month at the anc party meeting, and that would put you in pole position