国际英语资讯:S. African president vows to drive inclusive growth, investment in 2020
<p><span word="JOHANNESBURG">JOHANNESBURG</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 11-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sluggish">sluggish</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="ANC">ANC</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Cyril">Cyril</span> <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="inclusive">inclusive</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>, <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inclusive">inclusive</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2020," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ANC">ANC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 108 <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kimberley">Kimberley</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="January">January</span> 8 <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ANC">ANC</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tackling">tackling</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="intensify">intensify</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="generally">generally</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="services">services</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="empowering">empowering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="realise">realise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tackling">tackling</span> <span word="joblessness">joblessness</span>, <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="need">need</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="Eskom">Eskom</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transformation">transformation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="entity">entity</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="Eskom">Eskom</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="entities">entities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p>
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