20 years of anc promises

8/13/2019 20 years of ANC promises

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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

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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

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