Congress of the People (Cope) leader Mosioua Lekota talks about his dreams and aspirations for South Africa. Photo by Kgomotso Medupe
CONGRESS of the People (Cope) leader Mosioua Lekota said more needs to be done to make South Africa work.
Lekota reflected on the 30 years of democracy the country has achieved and what still needs to happen. Lekota shared a prison cell with the late president Nelson Mandela.Speaking to Daily Sun on Friday, 26 April, he said looking at the past years since 1994, he's not too excited about progress the government has made.
"I'm not too thrilled about what has been done so far since we entered the democratic phase, but I hope we'll be able to tackle the task ahead thoroughly so that we can say we're ready to move on after the elections," Lekota said.
He said as freedom fighters, they were driven by the need for freedom and even now, in democracy, they know the drive is guided by circumstances of history.
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"We've made significant progress. I mean we got rid of apartheid. What we need now is the task of reconstruction to raise the level of education and training, and the generations that will follow will use it to teach us what to do. I'm confident we'll be able to lay the foundation so that those who will come after us will be able to take us forward and complete the task," he said.
He added that the country urgently needs to invest in and intensify education and training of the youth.
Lekota said once young people know what to do and how to do it, the country will have opened a huge tunnel through which the country can move forward.
Meanwhile, he said as party leader, he's ready to hand over his role to a more capable person but won't quit politics. He believes he still has more to offer.
"I'm not prepared to sit at home and look at the sun. I want to guide and offer assistance where I can."
