Cyril Ramaphosa Quotes

Cyril Ramaphosa

Profession : Politician

Birth : November 17, 1952

We must be able to identify those who want divide our movement, and say, 'Not in our name.' We need to choose leaders that will not divide the ANC.

Cyril Ramaphosa

We need to mobilise our structures and our supporters to oppose state capture and corruption in whatever form it takes.

Cyril Ramaphosa

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

Cyril Ramaphosa

We are a big economy, and we must, therefore, show that we can manage it, but not only manage it, but that can transform it so that this economy works for all of our people so that everyone feels that they have a stake in this economy.

Cyril Ramaphosa

Young people must feel that they can be real actors in our economy and be creative and be imaginative and be innovative.

Cyril Ramaphosa

We want to open spaces for young people to thrive in this economy, and that is why we said... when government buys commodities and services, we must have some set aside for young people.

Cyril Ramaphosa

We want young people to come forward with bright ideas; we want the women and men in our country to have jobs.

Cyril Ramaphosa

When I was appointed deputy president, I accepted it, and it is the president's prerogative to appoint or remove anyone to the Executive.

Cyril Ramaphosa

If you read the Freedom Charter carefully, you will find that - the clause that refers to education, and it says education must be free 'on merit.'

Cyril Ramaphosa

It is important that South Africans of all political persuasions be represented in Parliament.

Cyril Ramaphosa

There is nothing wrong with students demanding free education, and, in fact, it is something that our children deserve.

Cyril Ramaphosa

What we want is for our young people to be skilled.

Cyril Ramaphosa

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

Cyril Ramaphosa

The ANC will never die; it will live.

Cyril Ramaphosa

Leaders are meant to lead from the front, but at the same time, they are also meant to listen to what their followers are saying.

Cyril Ramaphosa

There are times when leadership needs to take a bold move forward. And there are times when the leadership needs to act on the basis of what the grass roots say. You need to have your political thermometer constantly in the political waters to know when to give leadership in what way.

Cyril Ramaphosa

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.

Cyril Ramaphosa