Mashaba says South Africans are worse off than six years ago

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says that everywhere you look, South Africans are worse off today than before President Cyril Ramaphosa was elected.

He told Timeslives that Ramaphosa needed to be courageous enough to make bold decisions that would bring about positive change. Instead, the President stood on the fence at times when he should have been decisive and bold as a leader.

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TO BRING ABOUT POSITIVE CHANGE WE MUST BE BOLD: MASHABA

“By almost every measure, South Africans are worse off today than they were six years ago. We cannot continue to vote for the same selfish leaders, election after election, and expect our country to improve. One cannot hope to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different outcome,” he said.

“To bring about positive change, we must be bold. We must be courageous. We must try something new. We must take action. We must look to a solutions-based alternative to challenge the failed political establishment.”

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CREATE A CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH

Mashaba, speaking ahead of the State of the Nation Address (Sona), said his party’s first priority if it were in the ANC’s shoes, would be to fix the economy by creating a conducive environment for economic growth and job creation.

“We will reform labour regulations to break the stranglehold of unions and make it easier to do business, to create millions of jobs and lift our people out of poverty. We will support SMMEs and ensure we remove the barriers to growth that prevent small businesses from succeeding,” he said.

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ACTIONSA REJECTS BEE POLICY

The former mayor of Johannesburg says ActionSA is unapologetically in favour of black economic empowerment and the previously marginalised, but it rejects the B-BBEE Act of 2003 which has created tenderpreneurs for the politically connected while leaving others in poverty.

“An ActionSA government will replace B-BBEE with a policy of inclusive economic empowerment that will empower all previously disadvantaged South Africans, as well as those harmed by 30 years of corrupt and incompetent government,” Mashaba said.

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