President Cyril Ramaphosa engaged with South Africans during a live question-and-answer session on Twitter on the evening of 15 April. From foreign policy to workplace transformation, Twitter users were able to ask the President questions using the hashtag #HolaMatamela.
You can read the President’s responses to selected questions below:
We are on the move. We are already in the 4th industrial revolution. Our young people are leading the charge. They are in blockchain, digital technology, artificial intelligence -they are our 4th industrial revolution soldiers. https://t.co/s4kn60zAzP
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 15, 2019
All members and leaders of the ANC are duty bound to implement the resolutions of our highest decision making structure. Now is the time to move with greater urgency to ensure their implementation. https://t.co/1I3AghK6hS
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 15, 2019
Youth unemployment is of great concern to me. We are mobilizing investments to create jobs and we are urging companies to focus more attention on employing young people and not insist on work experience. https://t.co/WziUCr1V8g
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 15, 2019
Young people should vote for the ANC because the country has made a big investment on them. The return on investment will be when they are able to get jobs - as our economy grows and yields jobs. Young people are our key priority area of focus when it comes to job creation. https://t.co/O5eAnnxr1A
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 15, 2019
Our constitution has enshrined the right to life. This means that the state should not be the one to terminate a life. The surge in criminality should be addressed in other ways rather than ending people’s lives. https://t.co/GHCJlrywko
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 15, 2019
Young professionals should answer to the #ThumaMina call by seeking our younger people and mentoring them. They should set up structures to empower primary school learners with career guidance and general mentoring. That will be the greatest contribution by young professionals. https://t.co/xNhBn9lnYw
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 15, 2019
We are in the process of finalizing our thoughts on the reconfiguring of the state to where we will have reduced ministries, that will work more effectively. Our embassies fulfill a function of advancing our international relations policy, but we continue to examine this issue. https://t.co/E0YRDovS4m
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 15, 2019
The million houses issue in Alex is a huge distortion. The ANC government intends to build 1 million over the next 5 years throughout the country. Every province will be given a target that they must meet. This is something that I would like to see and it is possible. https://t.co/5qkegcI613
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 15, 2019
I intend to continue with this and hasten the pace because the unemployed youth concerns me day and night. Thank you for this acknowledgement. https://t.co/ifXpTY5oIz
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 15, 2019
I’m a firm believer in the ability of young people to give leadership as they are courageous, innovative and creative. https://t.co/DVJpR8jvE9
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 15, 2019
Ndiyabulela ndizakuqhuba njalo. Enkosi. https://t.co/mcDGgc46E2
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 15, 2019
That’d a nice one @zmlotsh - We are going to have a discussion with the IEC about going digital. Many countries have gone digital and we cannot be left behind. I want to make programming compulsory at public schools. I will be putting pressure on DBE to move with great speed. https://t.co/4AMH6ysOFU
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 15, 2019
Bra yaka, the NYDA is a structure that was requested & demanded by young people. It’s been set up and it is working wonders for the young people it has been able to reach. I would ask you to continue reaching out because in the end if you are sitting in a corner how will get it? https://t.co/CJ81vfXqEz
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 15, 2019
Our foreign policy is clearly based on advancing the interest of South Africa and those of our continent. We will continue focusing on forming beneficial partnerships with all other countries in the world who share the same values. https://t.co/rPtsoDGl25
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 15, 2019
Thank you for joining my first twitter live chat. I look forward to doing this with you more often. #HolaMatamela pic.twitter.com/e3ya8gahs8
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 15, 2019
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