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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged significant investment in skills training to boost South Africa's economy during the African National Congress (ANC) final rally on Saturday, ahead of the main election on May 29.
The ANC faces unprecedented pressure to maintain its parliamentary majority in Africa's most advanced country. Addressing the rally, Ramaphosa outlined the party's plans to revitalize the economy through substantial investment in skills development.
"We are also going to spend quite a lot of money, billions, training people to get skills, skills that can be best used in our economy. Because our objective is to create quality jobs and in order to do so we want to build industries, we want to localize so that more and more products are made here in South Africa," President Ramaphosa said.
He emphasized the ANC's commitment to ending the country's intermittent electricity power crisis, which has plagued South Africa for years. "We will also end load-shedding. We will complete the work, that is the excellent work that has already been done to tackle our electricity crisis," Ramaphosa added.
Recent polls indicate the ANC's support is below 50%, raising the possibility that the party may lose its majority and have to form a national coalition to stay in government.
As South Africa heads to the polls, the outcome will determine the composition of both national and provincial legislatures, and whether the ANC can maintain its grip on power amid growing economic and social challenges.
