20 years of anc promises

Source: ANC Graphics24 20 years of ANC promises he ANC has contested – and won – five national el ecti ons si nce 1994. Here’s how the party has pitcheditself as the ri ght or ganisation for the job over the past20 years 2004:A people ’scontractto crea te workand fightpoverty Cele brati ng a deca de of demo crac y, theANC point ed outthatmuchprogr esshad beenmade. Butit admitted mor e cou ld bedone– and bett er – throu gh Vision 2014, guide d by the reco nstru ctio n and deve lopme nt progra mme 1994:Now isthe time! TheANC promis edto rebuil d thecoun tryfromthe econ omicand socia l devas tation cause d by apart heid,introduce a natio nal Publi c Worksprogramme , outlaw discrimination, introduce armative action, creat e one nonrac ial educ ationsystem,build house s, provi de runni ng wate r, toile ts and electricity,reform the secu rityforces and build lin ks wit h therestof Africa 1999: Cha nge– onl y,faster Together,the ANCsaidfive yea rs int o itsrule , wecould spe edup thejourneyto a bet ter lif e.The foc us wason building rental-housing units, impro vingaccess to grant s, improving transport infrastructure,healthcare and tax collection 2009: Wor kin g tog etherwe cando mor e The sewerethe fivepillarsoftheANC’ s manifestofiveyearsago – and howthey’ve mater ialis ed sinc e then: Creat e decen t workand susta inabl e livelihoods as the prima ry focusof economic policies The objec tivehas beenhamstrun g by debat es overwhat cons titu tesdecent work Educationshouldbecome the prior ity of teach ers, pupil s, paren ts andschool- governing bodies Alt houghthe mat ricpassrateof 201 3 wasthehighestever,thelatedeliv eryof textbooksin provinceslikeLimp opo has beena majorembarras smen t Freemedicalcare and hosp italis ationshouldbe pro videdfor all , andthe Natio nal HealthInsura nceSystem willbephased inoverthe next five years Thi s hasbeena slo w processbecau se of slugg ish spen dingin pilotdistric ts Ruraland agric ultur al devel opmen t, and inten sify ingland refo rm programmes Gove rnment has admit tedthat land refor m hasn’ t beenprogress ing as quickl y asit would have liked Fight again st crime and corruption Lotsof anti -corr uptio n inst itut ionshave beencreate d, but the polic e’s cred ibil ity has beendentedby verypublicincidentsof heav y- handed nes s,such asthe oneat Mar ika na 1 2 3 4 5 2014:Toughen ingup Add res s theneed foryout h empowerment and job crea tion throu gh inte rnshi ps and job placemen ts, and setaside 60%of empl oyme nt and empow erme nt in infrastructur e proje ctsto promo te youth employment Creat e 6 mill ion work opportunit iesby 2019by cons olida tingthe Publ ic Works programme Inve stiga te the intro duct ion of a nat ion al min imum wag e as oneof thewaysto reduce income inequality Reop en landrestitut ion clai ms forfive years,startingthisyear Introduce compulsory communityservice for all gradu atesand expa nd theFET college sector Purs ue acti on again st companiesinvolved in bid-r iggin g and price -fixi ng in curre nt and pastinfrastr ucture programmes ForceANC publi c repre sent ativ es foundguilty by a cour t oflawto st epdown fromleadersh ip posit ions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 60 %

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Source: ANC Graphics24

20 years of ANCpromisesheANC has contested –andwon–five national elections since 1994. Here’show the

party has pitched itselfas the right organisationfor the job overthe past20years

2004:A people’s contracttocreateworkand fightpoverty

Celebrating a decade of democracy, theANC pointedoutthatmuchprogresshadbeenmade. Butit admittedmore could bedone– andbetter – through Vision 2014,guided by the reconstructionand development programme

1994:Now isthe time!

TheANC promisedto rebuildthecountryfromtheeconomicand socialdevastation caused byapartheid,introduce a nationalPublic Worksprogramme,outlaw discrimination,introduce armative action,create one nonracial

educationsystem,buildhouses, provide running water,toilets and electricity,reformthe securityforces and buildlinks with therestof Africa

1999:Change– only,faster

Together,the ANCsaidfiveyears into itsrule, wecouldspeedup thejourneyto abetter life.The focus wasonbuilding rental-housing units,improvingaccess to grants,improving transportinfrastructure,healthcare andtax collection

2009:Working togetherwe candomore

Thesewerethe fivepillarsof theANC’smanifestofiveyearsago

–andhowthey’vematerialisedsince then:

Create decentworkandsustainable livelihoods astheprimaryfocusof economicpoliciesThe objectivehas beenhamstrung bydebates overwhat constitutesdecentwork

Educationshouldbecomethepriorityof teachers,pupils, parents andschool-governingbodiesAlthoughthe matricpassrateof 2013wasthehighestever,thelatedeliveryof textbooksin provinceslike Limpopo hasbeena majorembarrassment

Freemedicalcare andhospitalisationshouldbeprovidedfor all, andthe

NationalHealthInsuranceSystemwill bephased inoverthe nextfiveyearsThis hasbeena slow processbecauseof sluggish spendingin pilotdistricts

Ruraland agriculturaldevelopment, andintensifyingland reformprogrammesGovernment has admittedthat landreform hasn’t beenprogressing asquickly asit would have liked

Fight againstcrimeandcorruption Lotsof anti-corruptioninstitutionshave beencreated, but thepolice’s credibility has beendentedbyverypublic incidentsof heavy-handedness,such asthe oneat Marikana

2014:Tougheningup

Address theneed foryouthempowerment and job creationthrough internships and jobplacements, and setaside 60%of employment and empowerment ininfrastructure projectsto promoteyouth employment

Create 6 million workopportunitiesby 2019by

consolidatingthe Public Worksprogramme

Investigate the introduction of a national minimum wage asoneof thewaysto reduceincome inequality

Reopen landrestitution claims

forfive years,startingthisyear

Introduce compulsorycommunityservice for allgraduatesand expand theFETcollege sector

Pursue action against

companiesinvolved inbid-rigging and price-fixing incurrent and pastinfrastructureprogrammes

ForceANC publicrepresentatives foundguilty bya court oflawto stepdownfromleadership positions

60%

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