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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town – Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has come out in defence of the government, saying while the economy was in poor shape, efforts were underway to revive it.<\/p>\n

Mbalula told Parliament on Wednesday, during the State of the Nation Address (Sona) debate, that they will also continue with plans to fix the rail network and transport infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Mbalula also came out in defence of President Cyril Ramaphosa following attacks by opposition parties.<\/p>\n

The DA, IFP, EFF and other parties said the ANC government had failed to deliver and was plagued by infighting.<\/p>\n

Mbalula said Ramaphosa\u2019s speech last Thursday was about getting the country out of trouble.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president\u2019s speech was not insurrectionary phrase-mongering. It was not claiming easy victories. It was about how to get out of the gutter. It was not about slogans and empty rhetoric. We have a responsibility to govern while the opposition has a simple responsibility to waffle. They continue to play the man and not the ball,\u201d said Mbalula.<\/p>\n

He said people were quick to criticise the government but failed to understand the impact Covid-19 has had on the economy.<\/p>\n

He said they must ramp up efforts to revive the economy.<\/p>\n

DA MP Jaco Londt had earlier accused the ANC government of empty promises for many years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn your address almost a year ago regarding the then impending lockdown and plans on how to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, you again tapped into your rhetoric of hope and a promise of swift, clear action.<\/p>\n

\u201cSouth Africans came together. We had hope because you promised that our health-care services would be readied during the hard lockdown, that businesses would be supported, and individuals would have a safety net through additional government support,\u201d said Londt.<\/p>\n

IFP MP Xolani Ngwezi said the government has reneged on promises to revive the economy and infrastructure projects for years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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