LETTERS: Ramaphosa's empty promises: the questionable significance of 10 000
As President Ramaphosa continues to wield the number 10 000 as a distraction from real issues, the people of South Africa seek honesty and integrity in leadership amidst a barrage of unfulfilled promises and political tactics.
South African President Ramaphosa has been using the number 10,000 repeatedly as a rhetorical device to address various crises, but his promises have gone unfulfilled. He first pledged to hire 10,000 agricultural extension officers to help unemployed graduates, but only fewer than 300 have been employed. Ramaphosa then promised 10,000 labor inspectors to enforce immigration laws, but there has been no update since the June deadline.
The opposition parties and parliamentarians should demand that Ramaphosa provide a plan and budget for the 30,000 jobs he has promised the nation.
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