Johannesburg - The transformation of South Africa's economy is inevitable, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday evening.
He was speaking at the Black Business Council dinner under the theme Economic Recovery.
"I would say to those who are dismissing this term, sit down, listen, smell the coffee... realise that the transformation of our economy is non-negotiable," said Ramaphosa.
He said the government had hoped to create more sustainable growth, higher investment, increased employment, reduced inequality and to deradicalise the economy.
It has to happen and it is going to happen whether people like it or not, it has to and it needs to, continued Ramaphosa.
The deputy president said radical economic transformation was essentially about building an inclusive and more collective economy in the country.