Johannesburg – More of the same. This is what the National Freedom Party (NFP) has said after the election of the new ANC Top 7, which they say includes poor service delivery, load shedding, and corruption.
The NFP leader in Parliament, Ahmed Munzoor Shaik Emam, said Ramaphosa stood on the principle that he would rid the country of corruption and fix state-owned enterprises like Eskom.
"The reality is things have gotten worse. So, this election doesn’t present anything new or fresh for the country. In fact, South Africans should brace themselves for more of the same – continued load shedding, large-scale unemployment and wide spread corruption," said Emam.
The party believes that the ANC has very little to offer in terms of policy direction. For the past couple of years, the party has passed policies that have never made it to government implementation, which include the much debated land expropriation, as well as the downgrading of the Israeli Embassy.
"Every conference they regurgitate these grand policies, but it never gets to a point of implementation. It’s just talk, talk, talk, with no action.
“The NFP believes the best way to fast-track socio-economic change in South Africa is for the state to give every family a piece of land, including single-parent and child-headed households. The time for talking is over. We need action," added Shaik Emam.
He said that as opposition parties, they were happy to play a role in providing solutions to the crisis.
"At the end of the day, it is about serving the people of South Africa. We have to put our differences aside and work together. South Africans needs solutions, and it is evident the ruling party at present has a poverty of ideas when it comes to fixing South Africa," concluded Shaik Emam.
The Star