President Cyril Ramaphosa Ropes Big Business Into Solving SA’s Electricity Crisis, Economic Slump and Crime

• President Cyril Ramaphosa has managed to get SA's leading business leaders back in his corner
• The president held a meeting where captains of industry agreed to help government solve SA's various socioeconomic problems
• Business leaders have promised not to undermine government's role in SA during the partnership

PRETORIA - President Cyril Ramaphosa has convinced business leaders to come to the table and help address SA's most pressing issues.

In an unprecedented move, Ramaphosa met with his Cabinet ministers and SA's leading executives at the Union Buildings on Tuesday, 6 June.

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Despite heavy criticism about Ramaphosa and government's lethargy in dealing with SA's problems, business leaders came to an agreement that businesses would work with various government departments in three priority areas: energy, logistics and crime, BusinessTech reported.

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Industry leaders will now work hand-in-hand with relevant ministers to develop workstreams to eradicate loadshedding by 2024, stabilise and improve the performance of trains and ports and mobilise resources to help prosecute corruption cases.

Business leaders vow to respect government's role in SA

According to Daily Maverick, Business for SA steering committee chair Martin Kingston said that the partnership will not result in business undermining and encroaching on the state's role.

Kingston said the partnership aims to bring in the skills and capacity the big business possesses.

South Africans concerned about collaboration between government and SA businesses

Below are some comments:

@DURITZ79 criticised:

"They can join and advise until they turn blue in the face. @CyrilRamaphosa won’t listen. He takes his orders from @MYANC."

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@beetle_1946 questioned:

"Haven't we been here before?"

@motloung_lefa criticised:

"This guy likes useless committees that bear no fruit..."

@MmirwaMotlokwa said:

"Clearly, South Africa must go to elections. We no longer have a government."

@lotlis claimed:

"This guy is not in charge for real."

Cyril Ramaphosa and Vladimir Putin make future plans for peace talks and discuss BRICS summit in phone call

In another story, Briefly News reported that President Cyril Ramaphosa is not letting go of his political relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

While the rest of the world has shunned President Ramaphosa for his continued engagement with his Russian counterpart, the president reportedly had a telephonic meeting with Putin.

On the agenda was the African peace mission to Russia and Ukraine to resolve the conflict. The two heads of state were reportedly ironing out the details of the initiative, which will see Putin hosting several African leaders in the near future, SABC News reported.

Source: Briefly News