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Phumzile Mgcina Quotes

born 1990

Phumzile Sinclatia Mgcina (born 8 August 1990) is a South African politician who is currently serving as Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour since July 2024. She has been the deputy president of the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League since July 2023.

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What we get from the community is that people want the land to farm and the relationship with farmers gets worse each day.

The elected leadership must be protected. There are internal structures and the party's constitution that must be utilised rather than resorting to killings.

We will not be intimidated by such incidents because it means there will be no leaders in future as those who kill will have it their way, which compromises democracy.

It's scary, but that is the nature of politics. The history of the organisation motivates us. I believe the ANC has a future and we must fight against the scourge of killings to advance democracy.

All I do is according to the rules, that has helped me a lot to gain confidence and be able to command the council. We emphasise the importance of respect among each other and we advance democracy.

The bullying issue and gangsterism are also our issues, I have worked with the provincial government to address and intervene in those cases,”

Our municipalities have enough land for human settlement, however, without proper water and sanitation the government cannot build houses there. We understand that we can not do it all overnight but we have made progress in that regard.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Phumzile Mgcina (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.