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Dar es
Salaam – Democracy in Africa is inextricably tied to the continent’s economic
development, said President
Jacob Zuma on Friday at the 20th World Economic
Forum (WEF) on Africa.
Speaking
at a discussion on democracy, Zuma said it was meaningless if a country
obtained democracy but poverty was still present. “People can’t eat democracy,”
he said.
According
to Zuma, economic development must also be democratised so that a nation can enjoy its benfits.
“That’s
one of the things that Africa has not yet been able to achieve,” he said.
“In South
Africa , for example, we have democracy and everyone is happy about it, but
because of the economic circumstances ordinary people feel we have not done
enough yet, and they have no hesitation about coming out on the streets and
insisting that we must deliver [on our promises].”
The fact
that the economy is now in the process of recovering will help to solve these
problems, Zuma said. The needs of the majority of the population, who are poor,
must be addressed for democracy to strengthen.
“As long
as economic development on the continent doesn’t improve, democracy cannot
become well established. People who are hungry aren’t interested in listening
to fine speeches.”
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Sake24.com