20 years of anc promises
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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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