Former President Thabo Mbeki is raising concerns about government's plans to help the poor. He warns there could be anti-government protests similar to the 2010 Arab Spring
Former President Thabo Mbeki pays tribute to late ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte at her memorial service. Courtesy
"You remember what happened in Tunisia, in Tunis when that Arab Spring started? A street vendor was abused and beaten up by the police and destroyed whatever he was selling, and that got the country angry," he said. "They just a little spark. I'm saying one of my fears is that one of these days is going to happen was: You can't have so many people unemployed, so many people poor, people facing lawlessness, faced with the leadership in which ANC people are called corrupt. One day, it's going to explode."He says these issues need to be addressed urgently as that was the promise made to the people.
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