Ramaphosa admits: ANC lost its way – but we’re working to fix it

EDINBURGH — The absence at the World Economic Forum of world leaders like US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Theresa May, who both cancelled their attendance to focus on domestic problems, has created a space for others to get their message across. Not missing this opportunity is President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has been working hard to impress corporate bosses and other potential investors considering injecting funds into South Africa. He is on a campaign to get the message across that the ANC leadership understands that the party has lost its way – but it is working on getting it back onto the track it was on in the years when Nelson Mandela was president. Ramaphosa spoke to The New York Times about the ANC clean-up operation. – Jackie Cameron

By Thulasizwe Sithole

President Cyril Ramaphosa has told world leaders that his corruption-ridden party, the African National Congress, had lost its founding values and now faced a "Damascus moment" in trying to regain the people's confidence and support.

That's according to The New York Times, which interviewed the South African president at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week.

"We have said to ourselves: 'We cannot carry on like this. We have deviated from the values and the principles that have always defined the ANC,'" Ramaphosa said in his interview.

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