The Democratic Alliance (DA) continued to push a motion to establish an ad hoc committee to investigate a charge of impeachment against President Zuma.<\/p>\n
The charge is based on the violation of both international and domestic law by the government when it facilitated Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir\u2019s escape from South Africa earlier this year, the political party said.<\/p>\n
Mmusi Maimane, federal leader of the DA has also accused the ANC government of becoming ‘the enemy of freedom’.<\/p>\n
He said that South Africa is facing an unprecedented economic crisis, with economic growth for 2014 falling to 1.4% and is forecast to grow at only 2% for 2015.<\/p>\n
For ordinary South Africans, the cost of living continues to rise.<\/p>\n
“But this economic crisis is really about one thing: jobs, or the lack thereof. Without jobs, freedom is limited. The new inequality is between those who work and those who do not,” Maimane said in an address to Parliament.<\/p>\n
The real cost of the economic crisis is the freedom of the 8.4 million South Africans who are unemployed.<\/p>\n
Plainly stated, one in every three South Africans is unable to find work, the DA lead said.<\/p>\n
“Of even greater concern is that, of those who are unemployed, two in every three are young people. 70% of these unemployed young people are black South Africans.<\/p>\n
“Young, black South Africans who are not enjoying the benefits of freedom,”Maimane said.<\/p>\n
Read: Who will succeed Zuma as SA president?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Zuma has failed SA<\/strong><\/p>\n Maimane said that President Jacob Zuma has failed these South Africans with unemployment not having dropped below 30% since he took office.<\/p>\n “His promises and his plans do not put food on the table nor pay for an education, while the corruption of his government deprives citizens of basic services.”<\/p>\n The DA said that instead of taking responsibility, the president blames global economic conditions<\/a>.<\/p>\n “But the figures simply do not support this argument, a fact acknowledged by the ANC in an internal discussion document prepared for their upcoming National General Council (NGC).<\/p>\n “The fact of the matter is that the economic crisis we are facing is a direct result of the failure of the ANC government,” Maimane said.<\/p>\n He noted that under the current government’s watch:<\/p>\n “This government has become the enemy of freedom by denying those South Africans who desire to live a life of value the opportunity to do so,” Maimane said.<\/p>\n The DA said that the South African economy has the potential to reach 5 to 8% growth over the long term and halve unemployment.<\/p>\n Government has a responsibility to provide economic leadership in order to stimulate growth, it said.<\/p>\n It must create the conditions that will create jobs, including reliable infrastructure, a skilled labour force, a legislative and regulatory framework that supports and incentivises job creation, and policy certainty that attracts investment.<\/p>\n “President Zuma\u2019s government has failed us in this regard. This corrupt enemy of freedom has created this economic crisis,” Maimane said.<\/p>\n “The solution lies in replacing this corrupt government with a champion of truly inclusive freedom.”<\/p>\n ANC admits it has a corruption problem<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Zuma\u2019s South Africa vs Mandela<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 4 future economic scenarios for South Africa<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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