OP-ED: Beyond Saints and Sinners: Ramaphosa’s South Africa (Part 2) By Adam Habib AdHabb
What then should be the essential elements of Ramaphosa’s programme of action in the days and months after the election? I discern six essential elements of a radical pragmatic strategy. First, Ramaphosa has to be seen to act against corruption. If there is a singular descriptor of the Zuma administration, it has to be State Capture.
Three distinct interventions should be undertaken in this regard. First, selected state land should be made available for immediate distribution. This should be managed by a national task team with external experts and a twelve-month deadline to distribute the land and provide skills and support to create thousands of new emerging farmers.
Fourth, Ramaphosa must be seen to proactively and decisively lead in advancing and defending non-racialism. He has often spoken of his desire to reignite and consolidate former president Nelson Mandela’s vision of a non-racial and inclusive society. But this vision has come under significant attack in recent years by political parties like the EFF with their militaristic and racially toxic brand of politics.
None of this must be interpreted to mean that redress must not be undertaken. The historically grounded racial disparities of our society make this a necessity, but the redress strategies have to be rethought in significant ways. For instance, cadre deployment must be restricted to only political appointments. The civil service in its entirety has to be freed of this scourge.
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