Vast racial and gender inequalities in the distribution of and access to wealth, income, skills and employment persist. As a consequence, our economy continues to perform below its potential. The doomsayers are saying that the ANC has done less but if you look at the independent report of the SA Institute for Race Relations; it says that over the last two decades; the ANC has done well and the standards of our people have improved. [Applause.] It says: