The former ANC leader reportedly believes the party is misusing the Freedom Charter to push an irrational radical agenda against 'settlers'
The former ANC leader reportedly believes the party is misusing the Freedom Charter to push an irrational radical agenda against ‘settlers’
Mbeki also criticised the current interpretation of the Freedom Charter that he claimed was being misused to push a more radical agenda.“It does not say black, white, settler, no settler,” he was quoted saying in a translation byHe called the Nasrec resolution a populist policy position that needed to examined more rationally.
In another interview given to the Sunday Times, Mbeki made it clear that although he had decided to give his party another chance and campaign for it, he was yet to be completely convinced the ANC was committed to stopping the rot in its ranks. “This measure will be undertaken in a way that promotes economic development and agricultural output and that does not undermine the principles of our constitution or the rule of law,” he said.
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