国际英语资讯:S. African president vows to fight corruption in state-owned enterprises
<p><span word="JOHANNESBURG">JOHANNESBURG</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 13-- <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Cyril">Cyril</span> <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="bailouts">bailouts</span>.</p><p><span word="Amid">Amid</span> <span word="criticisms">criticisms</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>-<span word="strapped">strapped</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="Eskom">Eskom</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Airways">Airways</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Transnet">Transnet</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="bankrupted">bankrupted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="horrifying">horrifying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rot">rot</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="change">change</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Radio">Radio</span> 702.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>, <span word="corruption">corruption</span>, <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="Eskom">Eskom</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Eskom">Eskom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="R">R</span>475 <span word="billion">billion</span> (33.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africans">Africans</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span>.</p><p><span word="Addressing">Addressing</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span>, <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span>" <span word="are">are</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="joblessness">joblessness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="embarking">embarking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>."</p>
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