ANC Concedes ‘Falling Short’ On Policy Implementation, ‘Agrees Realistic Measures’ To Remedy Weaknesses – Ramaphosa At Party Lekgotla Closing

Riyaz Patel

African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC will be more stringent in screening candidates for appointment, saying party will be instituting a strict qualifications criteria for cadres to be eligible to be on ANC deployment lists.

Closing the party’s two day NEC lekgotla Monday, he said: “A capable state starts with the people who work in it. Officials and managers must possess the right financial and technical skills and other expertise.”

He added: “We are committed to end the practice of poorly qualified individuals being parachuted into positions of authority through political patronage.”

Ramaphosa said it was also agreed that the ANC needed to have an effective strategy in place to monitor performance.

“The ANC commits to consistent monitoring of performance of all our public representatives and that we will apply urgent remedial steps and consequent management for poor performance, for ill-discipline as well for