it’s always important to remember where the leadership both in terms of thought and in terms of practice came from in this country the anc led as mister mufamadi pointed out when he quoted president nelson mandela in terms of the importance of rebuilding the finances of this country and of fiscal prudence the anc led once again in terms of budget transparency which we celebrate as south africans today the anc led by reducing the nine percent or more deficit in nineteen ninety four to a surplus slightly before