Mantashe should retract anti-jobs conspiracy rant
22 February 2016
The DA calls on ANC Secretary-General, Gwede Mantashe, to publically retract and apologise for his completely ridiculous anti-jobs rant about the United States government plotting to organise a coup d'etat in South Africa.
This ludicrous conspiracy thinking will only act to deter foreign direct investment from one of South Africa’s largest trading partners, at a time when we face an economic crisis.
If the ANC was serious about growing the economy and creating jobs, Mr Mantashe would be doing everything possible to ensure policy certainty, so that South Africa is viewed as an attractive partner to do business with.
His silly rant is embarrassing for our country, and an insult to the 8.3 million South Africans who do not have jobs, or who have given up looking for a job.