国际英语资讯:Zuma reiterates call for radical economic transformation
<p><span word="CAPE">CAPE</span> <span word="TOWN">TOWN</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 22-- <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Jacob">Jacob</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="socio">socio</span>-<span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="transformation">transformation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrongs">wrongs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="apartheid">apartheid</span>.</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="hovers">hovers</span> <span word="around">around</span> 27 <span word="percent">percent</span>) <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="labour">labour</span> <span word="market">market</span> -- <span word="another">another</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="apartheid">apartheid</span>, <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Truman">Truman</span> <span word="Magubane">Magubane</span> <span word="Family">Family</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pietermaritzburg">Pietermaritzburg</span>, <span word="KwaZulu">KwaZulu</span>-<span word="Natal">Natal</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="underprivileged">underprivileged</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>. <span word="Magubane">Magubane</span>, 74, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="apartheid">apartheid</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="imprisoned">imprisoned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Robben">Robben</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Cape">Cape</span> <span word="Town">Town</span>.</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="apartheid">apartheid</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> (<span word="ANC">ANC</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p>"<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="socio">socio</span>-<span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="transformation">transformation</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>, <span word="systems">systems</span>, <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ownership">ownership</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>," <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p><span word="Citing">Citing</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="commodities">commodities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>.</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="shafts">shafts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harbours">harbours</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Durban">Durban</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Commodity">Commodity</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minerals">minerals</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="price">price</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span>.</p>
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