A Quote by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

We also have to match the skills with the needs of the economy... I think we are losing the plot because we are continuing to produce the people that are not going to be the drivers of industrialisation. So that needs the discipline of both training institutions and policies that drive our people to industrialisation.

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
South African - Politician
Born: November 3, 1955

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