Ramaphosa urges skilled South Africans to help fight inequality
President Cyril Ramaphosa told professionals, academics and business leaders at Johannesburg City Hall that people with education, skills and resources must share the work of building an inclusive economy. He said government cannot do this alone.
Ramaphosa spoke on Sunday. He said democracy opened opportunities that apartheid denied to the majority, but deep inequalities in education and economic opportunity persist.
He said government must provide quality education and good healthcare. It must also support enterprise development, protect vulnerable people and remove barriers to economic participation.
Ramaphosa said: "the responsibility for building a prosperous, just and inclusive South Africa cannot rest on government alone".
Key facts
- Who
- Cyril Ramaphosa (President of South Africa)
- What
- Speaking to professionals, academics and business leaders at Johannesburg City Hall, Ramaphosa said deep inequalities in education and economic opportunity persist and that the responsibility for building an inclusive South Africa must be shared by all South Africans, particularly those with education, skills and resources.
- When
- 25 October 2026
- Where
- Johannesburg City Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Status
- Reported