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TOGETHER ADVANCING

PEOPLE’S POWER IN EVERY COMMUNITY

Local governmentis in your hands

2016

LOCAL

GOVERNMENT

ELECTIONS

MANIFESTO



MESSAGE FROM THEPRESIDENTFellow South Africans,

The 2016 local government elections takeplace in the year that marks the 60th

Anniversary of the women’s march to theUnion Buildings in 1956. We rememberand celebrate the invaluable contributionof these heroines to the struggle. Theliberation struggle and women’s strugglescannot be separated. We thus continue

with our programmes of advancing women in all sectors of society.

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Fifty-five years ago, Umkhonto we Sizwe was formed. We salute all those bravemen and women who took up arms to advance our struggle. We shall continue toassist them with their reintegration and to improve their quality of life.

We are also commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the 1976 Soweto studentuprisings. We proudly remember those young, gallant and politically consciousfighters. In their memory, we shall ensure that our municipalities focus on theyouth, while also reaching out to other sectors such as the farm workers, the rural

masses, urban and jobless workers and middle strata.

South Africa celebrates twenty years since the adoption of the Constitution in May1996. The Constitution is grounded in the Freedom Charter, which continues tobe the foundation of democratic South Africa. The Constitution enjoins all of us tobuild local government that has the capacity to:

• Provide democratic and accountable government for local communities.• Ensure the provision of services to communities in a sustainable manner.• Promote social and economic development.• Promote a safe and healthy environment.• Encourage involvement of communities and community organisations on

matters of local government.

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facing our country. The ANC hasa concrete plan to address sloweconomic growth and create jobswhere our people live.

We remain steadfast in ourcommitment to create a better life forall. We will continue to consolidatepeople’s democracy and increasedtransparency and accountability. Inthis regard, we undertake to deepenthe promotion of access to informationand improved services throughopenness throughout local government,and through public participation andthe use of technology.

South Africa’s blueprint fordevelopment, the NationalDevelopment Plan (NDP), urgesall South Africans to unite behinda country’s programme to tackleunemployment, poverty, inequality andother challenges facing our country.

The ANC is presenting our programmefor advancing people’s power inand through local government in thisManifesto. We remain at the service ofthe people and communities. The ANCremains best placed, together with thepeople, to make qualitative change inpeople’s lives.

Vote ANC!

Jacob G Zuma President of the AfricanNational Congress

In line with the Constitution, ourcountry holds regular elections.Regular free and fair elections givepeople the opportunity to choose those

who represent their aspirations inparliament, provincial legislatures andmunicipal councils. With their vote forthe ANC, our people have continuedto elect and mandate the ANC toensure that local government worksbetter for the people. We shall workwith the people to continue givingeffect to their constitutional rights andthereby advancing people’s power todetermine their own destinies.

We have ensured that those deployedin municipalities are capacitated andhave the requisite skills to do theirwork. In cases where some ANCcouncillors did not perform well, weencouraged communities to hold themaccountable and report their concerns.We have acted on these concernsby replacing some councillors and

strengthening others.

The ANC remains the people’smovement. It puts people at the centreof its activities. For this reason, wehave involved communities in theprocess of nominating candidatesfor the forthcoming 2016 municipalelections. This has helped in choosingthe best candidates to be ANC publicrepresentatives.

We believe that councillors must signperformance agreements. They mustalso report regularly to communities ontheir work. This will give power to thepeople in holding their representativesaccountable and making localgovernment work better.

Our country, our continent and the

world are experiencing slow economicgrowth. This is impacting on ourability to address the challenges ofunemployment, poverty and inequality

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INTRODUCTION

Before 1994, there was a

fragmented system comprisingover a thousand local authoritiesfor white people, Africans inurban areas, African communitiesin homelands, and Indian andcoloured communities. Thearrangement was designed tosystematically divide the people.Over the years ANC governmenthas fundamentally changedthis by establishing a coherent,functional and stable structureand system of local governance.Unlike the apartheid system oflocal governance, our democraticsystem of local governance seeksto unite people and build bettercommunities.

The ANC reaffirms its commitment tobuilding a non-racial, non-sexist, united,

democratic and prosperous society. Weremain guided by the Freedom Charter,which contains a declaration that “SouthAfrica belongs to all who live in it, blackand white”. This declaration also findsexpression in the preamble of the country’sConstitution. This preamble articulates ourcollective belief that “South Africa belongsto all who live in it, united in our diversity”.Great strides have been made in uniting our

people, but there are still some challenges.

Building all-embracing and inclusivemunicipalities and communities is acollective responsibility and starts in ourneighbourhoods. Building our nationmeans that the people have both rightsand responsibilities and all South Africansmust be steadfast in taking responsibility foradvancing our democracy.

Local government is the sphere ofgovernment in which communities havedirect contact with the government.

Therefore, our communities must have asay in who leads them, how they are ledand what developments must take place in

their areas. This exercise of people’s powermust happen in a respectful, peaceful anddemocratic manner.

We encourage all people to be active inthe affairs of the country and join the ANCin building better communities where allpeople enjoy political freedom, have accessto basic services and contribute to unitingthe country and its people.

Together with communities, the ANC will:• Build on achievements made in

delivering basic services to the people.• Improve access to municipal

services and reduce outsourcing inmunicipalities.

• Further improve public participationand accountability of councillors.

• Enhance the capacity of the local stateto deliver on its mandate.

• Develop and strengthen localeconomies, create jobs and promotejob placements, especially for the youth.

• Intensify the fight against fraud andcorruption in local government andsocial fabric crimes in communities.

• Promote education as the apex priorityin local communities.

• Improve health in urban and rural

communities.• Help municipalities adapt to thechanging climatic conditions.

• Build spatially integrated communities.• Promote nation-building and socially

cohesive communities.

We call on our people to exercise theirdemocratic right to vote.

A vote for the ANC is a vote for deliveryof quality services, development of localeconomies and integration of communities inurban and rural areas!

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Together with communities, we have established a strong,

accountable, transparent and resilient system of local

governance. Local communities are involved in all developmentalinitiatives in their respective localities. We have ensured that our

councillors hold report back and feedback meetings with their

communities. In rural communities, councillors work together

with traditional leaders. We are, however, aware that there are

communities that still experience challenges with regard to public

participation.

WORKING TOGETHER

WE HAVE BUILTBETTER COMMUNITIES AND BETTER LOCALGOVERNMENT

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ELECTRICITY

We have electrified households in

urban, peri-urban and rural areas. The

percentage of households that are

connected to electricity supply increasedfrom 69.7% in 2001 to 86% in 2014.

This amounted to over 5,8 million

households in 2014 and figures show

that 2,048,052 households benefited

from indigent support systems for

electricity in 2014.

Millions of people no longer rely on

candles for lighting their residential

dwellings. The ANC government has

reduced the chance of fires in informal

settlements in towns and cities, which

often destroy people’s belongings. Many

rural women are relieved of the burden

of fetching firewood from faraway

forests.

INCREASE IN HOUSEHOLDSELECTRICITY SUPPLY

6 9 . 7

% 8 6 %

2 0 0 1

2 0 1 4

over

5,8 Millionhouseholds

2,048,052households

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WATER

Significant progress has been made in

increasing the number of households with

access to water infrastructure. Between

2001 and 2014, the percentage ofhouseholds with access to piped water

increased from 61.3% in 2001 to 90%

in 2014. The proportion of households

benefiting from free basic water services

increased dramatically between 2007

and 2013. Households receiving free

basic water services increased from

7,225,287 in 2007 to 11,794,526 in

2013.

By bringing water facilities and water

closer to communities, we have improved

the quality of people’s lives. Our people,

including rural communities, have access

to clean and potable water. This means

that we have reduced the chances of

exposure to diseases such as diarrhoeaand related illnesses. Women in many

informal settlements in cities and towns

do not have to ask their neighbours

for water. Far fewer rural women have

to travel far distances to reach wells,

dams and rivers to fetch water for their

households.

2001

PIPED WATER TO HOUSEHOLDS

61.3%

90%

2014

FREE BASIC WATER INCREASE

20132007

11,794,5267,225,287

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2002

62.3%2014

79.5%

SANITATION

Between 2002 and 2014, the ANC government increased access

to basic sanitation services from 62.3% to 79.5%. The significantincrease in access to these services across all provinces has ensured

that many more people live a dignified life.

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In 2001, 55.4% of households had

access to refuse removal and collection.

By 2012, households having access

to these services increased by 7.1% to

reach 62.5% and further increased to

64% in 2014. Progress has been made

in cleaning our towns and cities. This

has contributed to creating healthy and

hygienic work and residential spaces.

REFUSE REMOVAL

REFUSE REMOVAL AND COLLECTION

2001 2012 2014

55.4% 62.5%

7.1%INCREASE

64%

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62.5 years in 2015. The increase in

average life expectancy is matched by a

fast decreasing infant and children-under-

five mortality rate. For instance, in 2002,

the infant mortality rate was 51.2 babies

per 1,000 live births. In 2015, infant

mortality rate decreased to 34.4 deaths

per 1,000 live births.

The ANC government has expanded

access to primary healthcare services

to more people. This has contributed to

improving the health status of our people

in urban and rural areas.

The life expectancy of South Africans

is increasing. Average life expectancy

increased from 53.4 years in 2004 to

PRIMARY HEALTHCARE

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THE EXPANDEDPUBLIC WORKSPROGRAMME(EPWP)

Between 2004 and 2014, the EPWP created over5 million work opportunities for poor and unemployedpeople. Of the target of 6 million between 2014 and

2019, 1.24 million work opportunities were alreadycreated by the end of March 2015. This figure surpassedthe target of 1.04 million for that period. This is 119%achievement. Most importantly, the EPWP has surpassedits target of 55% and 40% for women and youthrespectively, with 60% of participants being women and50% being youth. With this tremendous achievement,we have alleviated the social and economic livingconditions of many struggling families in the country.

WORK OPPORTUNITIESFOR POOR AND

UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE

2004 - 2014 2014 - 2019

5 mil 6 mil

1.2mil workopportunities

by end ofMarch 2015

This figure surpassedthe target of1.04 million

for that period.

119%ACHIEVED

60%WOMEN

TARGET55%

TARGET40%

50%YOUTH

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MUNICIPALINFRASTRUCTURE

We have also made significant strides in providing transport,

improving roads and bridges across municipalities to facilitateaccess to services and economic development. We made these

strides in municipal infrastructure with the assistance and technical

support of the national government. Fifty engineers and town

planners assisted 120 municipalities with infrastructure planning,

implementation and maintenance. We also created opportunities

in infrastructure projects for young graduates, apprentices and

experiential learners.

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OTHER BENEFITSFROM SERVICEDELIVERY

In areas where water and electricity

have been delivered, there are massive

residential developments. Many of our

people have taken advantage of water

and electricity infrastructure to furtherimprove the quality of their lives. We will

continue to create conducive conditions

for a better life for all.

FRAUD ANDCORRUPTION

We have registered tremendous

achievements in the fight against fraudand corruption in the country. The ANC

government initiated investigations into

203 corruption cases involving 1065

persons. A total of 234 government

officials were convicted for corruption

related offences since 2014.

Freezing orders to the value of R601

million were obtained by the end of thethird quarter of the 2015/16 financial

year. This means that government has

recovered a total of R4,21 billion since

2009.

FREEZING ORDERS

A totalof 234

governmentofficials were

convicted

203corruption

cases

involving1065

persons

R601 million obtained2015/16 financial year

Recovered R4,21 billionsince 2009

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• Increased the voice of communities instructures of local government.

• Improved municipal responses to petitions andcomplaints from communities.

• Expanded community works programmes from45 municipalities in 2011 to 196 in 2015and increased the number of participants from

100,000 to more than 200,000.• Broadened access to adequate education andtraining, healthcare, roads, economic andsocial infrastructure, storm-water drainage,sanitation and public recreational facilities.

• Ensured that a larger number of indigenthouseholds are registered with municipalities.

• Upgraded 95,000 households in informalsettlements.

• Delivered more houses and service stands topoor people.

• Increased the number of municipalitiesreporting on their performance.

In delivering basic services to our people, wewere promoting people’s socio-economic rightscontained in the country’s Constitution. TheConstitution requires government to providebasic services to the people. Any attempts toseparate delivery of basic services to our peoplefrom upholding the Constitution are mischievous.

We shall continue to uphold the Constitution ofthe republic by implementing all its provisions,including those relating to delivery of basic servicesto improve the quality of people’s lives.

IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS,

TOGETHER WITH OURCOMMUNITIES, WE HAVE:

EXPANDED

COMMUNITY WORKS

PROGRAMMES

45 municipalitiesin 2011

100 000participants

200 000participants

196 municipalitiesin 2015

Upgraded 95,000 householdsin informal settlements

Thisphotographwas capturedby LegacyProject

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KEY

COMMITMENTSFOR THE NEXTFIVE YEARS

BASIC SERVICES

Together we shall build on theachievements made in thedelivery of basic services by:

• Expanding the electrification programme to theremaining areas and rolling out solar energy incertain areas.

• Enhancing the capacity of municipalitiesto accelerate upgrading and integration ofinformal settlements.

• Increasing the capacity of existing dams,building new dams and improving watertreatment infrastructure.

• Cleaning public sanitation facilities in townsand cities and rolling out sanitation facilities ininformal settlements and rural municipalities.

• Intensifying cleaning campaigns in towns andcities and increasing households with access torefuse removal.

• Ensuring that tarred roads are maintained andgravel roads are graded.

• Addressing challenges related to billing systemsand enhancing the system to protect indigenthouseholds.

• Mobilising funding for rehabilitation,

refurbishment and replacement ofageing infrastructure.

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TOGETHER WE SHALL

CONTINUE TOIMPROVE PUBLIC

PARTICIPATION AND

ACCOUNTABILITY

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Together we shall continue toimprove public participation andaccountability through:

• Strengthening public participationto ensure that all communitiesparticipate in municipal programmesand activities.

• Further improve accessibility andaccountability of ANC councillorsthrough regular report back andfeedback meetings in communities.

• Requiring councillors to signperformance and accountabilityagreements.

• Strengthening partnerships withcommunity organisations and otherforums of people’s participation.

• Rolling out the Batho Pele StandardsFramework for local government to

improve service delivery.• Ensuring that all municipalities

conduct consumer satisfactionsurveys

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• Reorientating local economies to becomeeffective centres of production, information

processing and economic and spatialdevelopment.• Strengthening structures of Local Economic

Development.• Developing sports and recreational

facilities to grow local economies.• Ensuring that municipalities incorporate

science and technology into theirprogrammes as catalysts for localeconomic development and deploy

innovations such as the hydrogen fuel celltechnology.• Upscaling cooperatives to mainstream

economic development.

LOCAL ECONOMY AND JOB CREATION

Together we shall develop and strengthen localeconomies, create jobs and promote job placements,especially for the youth through:

• Ensuring that all municipalities developspecial programmes targeting youth

cooperatives and enterprises.• Developing the productive and creativeskills of young people for economicprojects and activities in municipalities.

• Promoting local procurement of goodsand services to increase local production.

• Encouraging the growth of SMMEsand cooperatives through centralisedgovernment procurement.

• Maintaining all municipal infrastructure

and facilities.• Encouraging local businesses to target young people and to take advantageof programmes to promote youthemployment.

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• Upscaling the Community WorkProgramme to provide initial exposure towork opportunities to unemployed youngpeople.

• Ensuring the Expanded Public WorksProgramme takes advantage of the

Municipal Infrastructure Grant to create

labour absorbing activities and workopportunities.

• Expanding broadband access in localgovernment, including through free Wi-Fiareas.

• Providing residents with information about

programmes on sustainable agricultureand rural development.• Assisting rural smallholder farmers to

access municipal land for food productionand sustainable agriculture.

• Collaborating with farmers to create betterworking and living conditions for farmworkers.

• Working with traditional leaders to ensurethat communal land under the trusteeshipof traditional leaders is accessible andavailable for development and economicgrowth.

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FRAUD AND CORRUPTION INLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Together we shall intensify the fightagainst fraud and corruption in localgovernment by:

• Vigorously implementing anti-corruptionprogrammes to identify and deal effectively withcases of fraud and corruption.

• Ensuring that all ANC councillors abide by theANC’s code of conduct.

• Preventing municipal officials and councillors from

doing business with municipalities.• Holding corrupt municipal officials and councillors

liable for the losses incurred by the municipalityas a result of their corrupt actions.

• Pursuing action against companies involvedin bid rigging, price fixing and corruption inprocurement.

• Ensuring there are consequences for municipalcouncils’ illegal decisions.

• Implementing recommendations emanating from

forensic investigations conducted in municipalities.• Mobilising communities to play an active part infighting fraud and corruption.

TOGETHER WE SHALL

INTENSIFY THE FIGHT AGAINST FRAUD AND

CORRUPTION IN LOCALGOVERNMENT

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CRIME IN COMMUNITIES

Together we shall fight crime in communities by:

• Strengthening the community safety forums and forming streetcommittees as part of community efforts against crime.

• Improving street lighting and signs in towns, townships and villages.• Encouraging municipalities to enter into partnerships with business

against crime, community based organisations and NGOs.• Strengthening the enforcement of municipal by-laws on anti-

dumping, maintenance of a healthy environment and prevention ofillegal trading.

• Embarking on massive campaigns against drug and substanceabuse and illegal trading in our communities.

• Working with all sectors to end violence against women andchildren.

• Involving traditional leaders in crime fighting efforts in ruralcommunities.• Strengthening municipal courts to service communities effectively.

TOGETHER WE SHALLFIGHT CRIME INCOMMUNITIES

LIBRARIES AND/ORLIBRARY RESOURCES

PARTNERS

LOCALMUNICIPALITIES

COMMUNITIES

TO FURTHER SCHOOLS

800

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• Promoting better collaboration between governmentdepartments, communities and stakeholders to acceleratethe development and support of early childhooddevelopment facilities.

• Working together with parents, teachers, students andrelevant stakeholders to take the Quality Learning andTeaching Campaign to communities.

• Implementing programmes that promote community

ownership of schools, colleges, universities and otherpublic education facilities.

• Speeding up the provision of libraries and libraryresources to a further 800 schools.

EDUCATION INCOMMUNITIES

Working together topromote education as

the apex priority in localcommunities through:

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CLIMATE CHANGE

Together we shall help all municipalitiesadapt to changing climatic conditions by:

• Encouraging all municipalities to work withnational departments to embark on research onchanging climatic conditions and possible risks totheir adaptation and sustainability.

• Ensuring that municipalities work with nationaland provincial government in the implementationof climate change mitigation and adaptationmeasures.

• Strengthening municipal plans that are aimedat reducing the negative impact of changingenvironmental conditions and taking advantageof new opportunities that may be presented.

• Establishing and developing municipal capacityto manage disaster risks that may be presentedby changing climate.

• Introducing innovative technologies and energysources that are free of harmful emissions such

as hydrogen fuel cells, solar power and windenergy.

• Undertaking youth initiatives as part of municipalefforts to adapt to changing climatic conditions.

• Defining the role of communities in municipalefforts to adapt and remain sustainable underchanging environmental conditions.

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• Ensuring that municipalities developintegrated and coordinated planningand development strategies to dealwith social exclusion, environmentalthreats, economic inefficiencies,decaying infrastructure and impact ofnew technologies.

• Promoting connected and bettercoordinated cities and rural towns for

sustainable growth and development.• Forging integrated forms of

settlements, transport and social andeconomic areas.

• Availing state owned land to respondto rapid urbanisation, economicdevelopment and settlement ofcommunities.

• Ensuring that our people have accessto social and economic services andopportunities.

• Enhancing capacity of the localstate and citizens to work together

to promote and achieve spatial andsocial integration.

• Requiring municipalities to approvedevelopments that integratecommunities and bring developmentalfacilities to these communities.

INTEGRATED COMMUNITIES

Together we shall buildspatially integrated communities by:

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• Ensuring that municipal programmesrespond to the socio-economic needsof all citizens.

• Ensuring that municipal programmesstrengthen the social fabric of ourcommunities.

• Honouring and celebrating collectiveheritage sites in municipalities.

• Building commonly shared sites andvenues for worship to accommodatediverse cultural and religious activities.

• Upgrading community arts centres andlibraries in all municipalities.

• Organising sport and recreationalactivities that are aimed at promotingnation building.

• Promoting a culture of dialogueas part of efforts to build a socialcompact for local growth anddevelopment.

• Organising cultural activities wherepeople from diverse backgroundsexpress their cultural identities andbelief systems.

SOCIAL COHESION AND NATION BUILDING

Together we shall promote social cohesion andnation building in municipalities through:

TOGETHER WE

SHALL PROMOTESOCIAL COHESION ANDNATION BUILDING INMUNICIPALITIES

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Moreover, we shall ensure that all ourmunicipalities continue to contribute towardsbuilding a growing and inclusive economy. Thisincludes creating sustainable work opportunitiesfor all people, especially youth and women.

We shall continue to make local government

responsive and advance people’s power to buildcaring and inclusive communities.

We call upon all South Africans to renew themandate of the ANC to govern municipalities fora better life for all.

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LOCAL GO VERNMEN T

IS IN YOUR HANDS!

ALL PO WER TO TH

E PEOPLE!

VO TE ANC,

THE PEOPLE’S M

O VEMEN T!

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