he African National Held annually the awards Armed with a wealth of experience Congress in has recognise those who have played in the public sector, comrade Tcongratulated Comrade an active role in changing the role Ntombi is a seasoned activist who Ntombi Mekgwe for emerging as of women across sectors. It is one has close to 40 years-experience a winner in the Standard Bank of ’s most prestigious serving in various structures Top Women Awards under the gender-empowerment events. of our movement during the Top Gender Empowered Public difficult period of apartheid and in Sector Leader category. Mekgwe, who received her democratic South Africa. She is accolade at a ceremony held in an ardent advocate of women’s The award is viewed as an Emperors Palace on Thursday, rights who is always fighting for affirmation of the quality and 15 August, is currently the the empowerment of women depth of women leaders within Speaker of the Gauteng across sectors of society. the ANC in Gauteng who continue Provincial Legislature and to serve tirelessly in various serves as a member of the ANC capacities across many fields, Gauteng Province’s Provincial • Mama Winnie honoured • ANC membership submission whether it be public or private Executive Committee and the underway sector, academia, business, etc. Provincial Working Committee. • Reflections of an ANC veteran • Budget Votes 2019/20

Lentswe la Gauteng / 1 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng he honouring of Mama The ANC Caucus in the Gauteng “We are also convinced that It Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Provincial Legislature has was appropriate that a building Tthrough the renaming of welcomed the move by Unisa as a at a university with a long history one of the three University of historically significant step which is of student and youth activism be South Africa buildings after her is part of the transformation agenda. named after the struggle icon and a befitting tribute to remember the founding President of ANC Youth legacy of an outstanding patriot League Cde Anton Mziwakhe and freedom fighter. Lembede, this will serve as a reminder of the role played by the The building will keep the memory youth in shaping public discourse of Mama Winnie alive and ensure through intellectual development. that her selfless struggle and This also serves as an honour to outstanding leadership continues the ANC Youth League and the to exist in the memory and role it has played in Mobilising imagination of generations of South African Youth against the scholars in years to come. brutal apartheid system.

Mama Winnie was honoured “Professor Radipere epitomizes alongside two other outstanding black excellence in the academia. revolutionary South Africans, A diligent professional who Anton Lembede and academic understood that education is Professor Simon Radipere who meant to help in finding solutions also had buildings named after to the triple challenges of poverty, them. inequality and unemployment,” said the ANC Caucus.

Lentswe la Gauteng / 2 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng ANC membership submission and renewals underway

he ANC Gauteng Province The current process by the ANC to has embarked on a process resolve the identified challenges Tto update its membership requires compliance with various database. systems put in place by the national office and will take the following Members of the party across the form: province are called upon to submit their membership forms to their Members are to submit their forms branches by not later than August by no later that 31st August 2019 31. This also applies to comrades to their respective branches. This who wishes to renew their includes those members wishing to he ANC Caucus in the Gauteng membership. renew their membership. Provincial Legislature has welcomed the judgment by the T The Diagnostic Report presented The BEC will then forward the Equality Court which declared the gratuitous display of the racist apartheid at the 5th Policy Conference and received forms within five days flag as hate speech. The judgement endorsed by the 54th National (by 5th September 2019) to their exposed a continued attempt by those Conference identified amongst respective Regional Offices or to still stuck in the past to masquerade cultural heritage as a way to conceal other challenges practices like gate- the Provincial Office. racial supremacy. keeping and buying of membership which have adversely affected the The province will then publish Continuous displays of racist symbols the intergrity of our organisational a consolidated list (full names and instruments is an indignity to processes. and ward) of members that have South Africans and it undermines the imperatives of nation building and submitted their forms. social cohesion. Subsequently the ANC’s 54th National Conference resolved there Members who have made their This judgement should serve as a is an urgent need to implement submissions but do not appear deterrent to a small band of racists who “a modernized, technologically- on the published list will be able continuously seek to divide our people along racial lines under the pretext of enabled membership system to take further steps to verify their cultural heritage. All South Africans that will speed up the delivery membership status. black and white should recommit of membership cards, allow for themselves to exorcising the demon electronic membership renewal and Enquiries can be made with the of racism and build a society that was envisioned by Nelson Mandela. discourage gatekeeping. Provincial Membership Officer Comrade Madibe Ramogwadi on Working together with all racial groups The membership list should be 011 227 9300 or ramogwadim@ in our country we must intensify our on the cloud and available to any gmail.com. commitment to building a non-racist, executive member”. none- sexist, united and prosperous South Africa.

Lentswe la Gauteng / 3 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Transforming the education landscape one school at a time

he ANC-led government another such institution, the The Katlehong school is situated in Gauteng has committed Katlehong Engineering School in the Eastern Economic Titself to changing the of Specialisation with a focus Development corridor, where the education landscape in the on: Manufacturing, Transport & major industries are Transport, province by ensuring that learners Logistics. Manufacturing and Logistics. In are equipped with the skills that this corridor, for example, Nigel is match the developmental priorities Already over the past three where trains are manufactured. of our economy through Schools years about eight Schools of of Specialisation. Specialisation were launched: Government’s partnership with Curtis Nkondo-Maths, Science the private sector has been These schools target talented and ICT, Engineering and fundamental in providing learners learners to attend a school Entrepreneurship; Magaliesburg- with workplace experience, focusing on one of the following Science and ICT (Agriculture); learnerships, artisanships and five disciplines: Phelindaba and Edward Phatudi- entrepreneurial skills. The school • Maths, Science and ICT Maths, Science and ICT (Nuclear has partnered with the following • Commerce and Science and Technology); Mohloli- entities: MerSeta, Samsung Entrepreneurship Maths, Science and ICT (Maritime); Electronics, Hatfield VW and Fury • Engineering Soshanguve-Engineering Ford Group, Komatsu Mining, • Performing and Creative Art (Automative); Kwa-Thema Skills- Austrian Education Department and Technical Occupation (Maths, and Tshwane IDC. • Sports Technical, Creative Arts, Services and CAT); Pace Secondary- MerSeta (Manufacturing, On Tuesday (20 August) the Commerce and Entrepreneurship. engineering and related services Gauteng MEC for Education and By the end of 2022 35 Schools of SETA) will assist learners from Youth Development, Comrade Specialisation would have been Katlehong Engineering School Panyaza Lesufi, launched yet launched in Gauteng. of Specialisation who will pass

Lentswe la Gauteng / 4 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Mathematics/ Tech Maths and Physical Science, to be trained as qualified motor he ANC-led promote the digitalisation of technicians at Ford, VW, Audi, Toyota government is taking school management in the and Mazda. They will also be assisting Tsteps to ensure province. Technology has the school in funding and upgrading the that the modernisation of helped school principals to workshops to enable the school to be classrooms is carried over remain in close contact with accredited as a formal training centre in to the management of our the department for speedy future. schools. resolution of problems.

The school has 17 apprentices. These are Principals across the “Many of our schools lack former learners and youth who are in an province have been basic communication apprenticeship programme. They do their equipped with upgraded infrastructure, such as theory at the school and are then placed reporting devices that telephones. Today, we in various automotive industries to do the support the administrative can confidently say that practical component. processes underpinning we are well on our way to e-platforms and remains a overcoming this challenge, in focal point of communication partnership with Vodacom,” Samsung Electronics will continue to take between Principals, Districts said MEC Panyaza Lesufi. Grade 10-12 learners doing electrical and Head Office technology to their academy in Midrand “Vodacom’s partnership with for additional training on weekly basis. In a partnership between the Gauteng Department Learners will be exposed to the latest the Gauteng Education of Education continues to technology in electronics. and Youth Development promote the digitalisation

(GDE) and Vodacom 2 of school management as Schools of specialisation and their specialty 200 Samsung Galaxy A30 we work together to create are spread across Gauteng Province’s 5 devices were recently an environment that is Economic Development Corridors: handed over to Principals. ultimately conducive for The gadgets replace the learning. Northern Corridor: Automotive, Research, reporting devices that were Innovation (Knowledge-based), Nuclear launched in 2014 when Our partnership with the GDE Science & Technology both mobile device and a aligns with the South African Eastern Corridor: Manufacturing, Transport tablet were issued. This government’s prioritisation (aeronautics), logistics single device will yield the of digital solutions to Central Corridor: Financial Services, same result, with benefits of improve efficiency across Hospitality, Pharmaceuticals substantial cost savings. all departments,” said Rudi Western Corridor: Agro-processing, Matjokana, Managing Tourism, Archaeology, Logistics This long-term partnership Executive for Public Southern Corridor: Tourism & between GDE and Enterprise at Vodacom Entertainment, Agro-processing, Logistics, Vodacom continues to Business Group. Hydro-industries

@GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Lentswe la Gauteng / 5 Mayor in support as young riders make their mark

oys and girls aged five how these young boys and girls to 12 recently battled it navigate the race track without Bout in the Motocross Kids fear. I’m also fascinated at how Enduro Race competition held they remained strong and focused at the Dirt Bronco Raceway in throughout the race showing that Krugersdorp. their trainers are doing a splendid job”. Under the supervision of world he community of class referees, the junior riders The Executive Mayor also Olifantsfointen, Clayville and made their way to the muddy committed to being part of Dirt Winnie Mandela will soon have tracks in six categories i.e. MX Bronco’s future events. “We T a bigger and more resourced fire 4, 5B, 6A to the 1A, 1B and 1C. want to commit ourselves as a station to attend to their emergencies. The character displayed by the municipality to partner with Dirt youngsters throughout the six- Bronco for future events whilst Areas that are served by the old fire hours of drill, sharp navigating, providing the necessary support station have grown substantially over gentle turns as well as high and to unearth talent among our local low jumps showed that these young boys and girls. I will be the years with new developments future champions are not only happy if the sport can extend to including areas such as Winnie highly skilled but also work hard our townships and later produce Mandela, Tswelopele and Clayville. in training. riders of international stature This has affected the response time, coming from all corners of our and the more capacitated fire station Mogale City Executive Mayor city,” he added. will reduce the response time to be in Comrade Patrick Lipudi attended line with the international benchmark. the competition and was thrilled For their boldness, nerve-wrecking by the atmosphere, character stamina and achievement on and endurance displayed by the the day, the young riders were There will be five bays to house five youngsters. “I’m impressed by awarded medals for their efforts. fire trucks and three ambulances, and a shift comprising of 11 officials. The

@GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Lentswe la Gauteng / 6 old fire station had bays for only two fire trucks and three ambulances. A helipad will also be constructed for emergency incidents that may need the service.

Construction is already 54% complete, and 36 local labourers are employed, as well as 12 subcontractors with their own labour. he ANC-led Ekurhuleni people in business a chance to Metropolitan Municipality, network with their peers, experts, through its Youth Directorate, potential funders and customers. The City has committed to build T has partnered with THUD and other These sessions give young people two fire stations every three years stakeholders like National Youth access to the market, especially to reduce the response time to Development Agency (NYDA) to in the SMMES sector,” explained emergency situations. A sod- support businesses of young people Divisional Head of the City’s Youth in Ekurhuleni. Directorate Adv Modise Koetle. turning ceremony was held in

April 2019 for the new Klopper As a result five fashion entrepreneurs David Tlale, one of the fashion Fire Station, which will serve recently won a business incubation heavyweights in the country, urged Elandsfontein, Isando and Jet prize worth more than R100 participants to master the basics, Park, among other areas. 000 during The Hook Up Dinner identify their skills and refine them. Ekurhuleni (THUDEkurhuleni) held in Germiston Lake. Obed Letsoho from NYDA Ekurhuleni recently added announced that his organisation will two highly advanced tankers, During the THUDEkurhuleni, give five entrepreneurs who pitched one capable of carrying fire the City and its stakeholders on the day four vouchers for services extinguishing foam for fires caused pledged financial support as well such as business plans, marketing as non-financial support to young strategies and other essential by flammable liquids. entrepreneurs. services they need to grow their businesses. He added that NYDA “We are ramping up our emergency Network sessions take place will be giving mentoring services to services capacity to live up to our monthly where young people pitch these fashion entrepreneurs. vision of being a developmental their ideas to experts and their peers. They are given advice on Letsoho said young people of city that provides people-centred how to improve and grow their Ekurhuleni can access the services services, and creates a safer business. Each month a different of NYDA by logging on to www. environment for our residents,” theme is chosen, with August being nyda.gov.za or visit their offices at MMC for Community Safety Cllr the fashion sector. 50 Church Street, old Boksburg Frans Mmoko said. Magistrate Court. They can be “THUDEkurhuleni gives young reached on 0800 52 52 52.

@GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Lentswe la Gauteng / 7 South Africa to all, with commitment to things have changed. However, political and ideological tolerance, and we need to do more we need to the fight against inequality, Poverty ensure that women take their rightful and unemployment. positions in the country’s economy, engineering, science, technology, Unemployment and poverty in SA academia, media, and many more. disproportionately affect black women in particular thus the need for the Regardless of all the above, if you ANC-led government to introduce were to ask me if I still believe in the gender budgeting in order to use its policies of the ANC-led government, Cde Sina Vacu spending capacity to drive women I would safely say that over the past empowerment. 25 years; the ANC has ensured that its manifesto and policies covers The country is faced with challenges Statistics released by Statistics South women, children, youth, people living of unemployment, lack of access Africa in 2017, confirmed that 51% of with disability, SMME’s and LGBTIQ+ to education and economic our population are women, however, on day to day matters that have a opportunities, lack of access to the this percentage is not reflecting in direct impact on their day to day lives. market for entrepreneurs, and a influential public sector and private subsequent lack of civic participation. sector’s Executive positions because “The ANC is more than a political High rates of unemployment among women are heavily underrepresented party; it is a Movement and a tangible youth make it increasingly difficult and are not in decision-making expression of a vision. The power of for them to make a smooth transition positions. This inequality in decision- the ANC lies not just in the numbers from “youth” into “adulthood”, a making positions is illegal and of people who vote for it, but the vision social transition that comes with the unconstitutional. that it stands for. This has always been expectation that they need to become the Movement’s strength and it is this autonomous, independent and The Women Empowerment and vision that the world looks to now”, contributing members of society. Gender Equality Bill in particular calls former UN Secretary - General Ban for 50% representativity in decision- Ki-moon; South Korean politician 23 Despite the above, there is Hope and making positions. Women must August 2011 at the UN in New York. I know that the challenges we are participate in every sector of public facing are giving us an opportunity to life, including in all SoE Boards as While SA remains a better place persevere, commit and find ways to Chairpersons, as Chief Executives of today for women and children, the come up with solutions. SoE’s, Directors General and Senior ANC government has to be seized management, Head of Departments, with the important task of dealing with I am hopeful that we are more than Chief of Staff and Advisors. scourge of femicide that has come conquerors as a country, our history to bedevil our country. Through the bears testimony to our resilience and In these 25 years of democracy we leadership of the ANCWL, the ANC agility towards defiance. must implement strategies that will must mobilize all sections of society drive equality in our country right towards eradicating femicide which is 25 years of Democracy according to now. Before the arrival of democracy the biggest threat to women currently. me means a year to multiply our efforts in South Africa in 1994, there was a towards achieving a non-racial, non- mere 2.7% representation of women By Andiswa Mosai, Sedibeng sexiest and a free and fair democratic in parliament; since then, though, District Municipality Speaker

@GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Lentswe la Gauteng / 8 remember one always got excited interference of police. when at the end of the meetings In 1973 Mme Sina joined NUMSA people attending the gatherings under the leadership of the late would raise their fists and shout Lucy Mvubela. Due to taking “Afrika Mayibule!” This she says part in political activities she was informally inducted her into a admitted to hospital after being life of activism until she formally affected by teargas in December joined the ANC in 1965. of 1976. “During that period my elder son his elder son went “One day there was a rumour missing while my nephew was When Comrade Sina Vacu that Sophiatown was going to be shot with a rubber bullet. It was and a friend of hers, with no moved and the community was a difficult period. The apartheid understanding of politics, used to angry and embarked on a march regime always targeted the pass time in the mid 50s to attend led by Ntate Lethoba. Many families of activists so that they political meetings organised by people were arrested including would break our spirits.” activists from Sophiatown, little did my grandmother and the police she know that over six decades left me and my friends alone In 1979 she joined OK Bazaar in later the story of her life would be saying that we are still young. Brixton and became a member of interwoven in the very politics. Sophiatown was eventually Liaison committee for the following moved to Meadowlands in 1955 year. In 1982 she joined CAUSA Comrade Vacu, who sometimes to,” recalls Comrade Vacu. Union where she worked with refers to herself as “youth league Organizer, Comrade Koji followed endala” owing to the fact that She says that between 1955 and by Comrade Emma Mashinini, despite being 78-years-old she 1958 when women leaders fought Comrade Vivian, Ntate Gomomo remains very active in the politics against the use of ‘Dom Pass’, and J.D Naidoo who used to of the day, is one of the long- apartheid police announced a “encourage us to not lose hope”. serving members of the ANC and deadline that anyone, male of currently serves as the Gauteng female, who refuses to take their Mme Sina recalls she together Provincial Secretary of ANC passbooks, will be arrested. “This with fellow activists were arrested Veterans’ League. led to a rush to the Post Office as during pickets under the state of everyone wanted to make sure emergency. She says it was at Born in 1941, Comrade Vacu they get their passbooks”. that time that Khotso House, the recalls that life was not easy headquarters of the South African growing up in Sophiatown during Mme Sina started working for Council of Churches which housed the apartheid years. “It was Partex Company where she joined several activist organisations was only a matter of time before one Industria Union Organisation. The bombed at night in August of became politically conscious. union was always under-pressure 1988. Though we were young we found from Special Branch Police Unit ourselves attending Congress and as such moved its offices In 1999 Mme Sina retired and meetings. It was very interesting. I on monthly basis to avoid the joined Veterans Commission

@GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Lentswe la Gauteng / 9 at Medowlands Branch Ward 43 (Sam Ntambani) where she worked with the late Comrade Rose Mosothwana (Chairperson) and Comrade Hilda Grootboom. She was nominated as a secretary in 2002/04 and in 2005 was nominated as a Chairperson for veterans Commission. In 2006 she became the member of BEC working with the Chairperson, Cde Sipho Makama and Secretary, Cde Norman Ngwendzeni.

In November 2009 she was nominated as a Deputy Secretary of the Veterans League in Braamfontein Recreation Centre and also as PEC Member. Mrs Helen Lombard was the Secretary. Mme Sina became Gauteng Provincial Secretary in 2011.

Mme Sina says a lot of changes have taken place in South Africa since the dark days of apartheid. “Women in particular faced lot of challenges. Apart from the match against the use of ‘Dom Pass’, women were not allowed to own houses by the apartheid government even if a husband dies. Today the situation is different women are beginning to have more advantages but the road is still long. ”

@GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Lentswe la Gauteng / 10 EC for Finance and EC for Community Safety, e-Government, Nomantu delivered M Nkomo-Ralehoko tabled Mher department’s Budget the 2019/20 Budget Vote of Vote on 30th of July 2019 just a day Gauteng Provincial Treasury, on away from the start of Women’s the 31st of July 2019 at Gauteng Month. Legislature. • The department will involve A vision and the tone of this 6th schools in road safety initiatives EC of Finance and Administration has been set and including Early Childhood e-Governance, Nomantu they are predicated in the key Development Centres and Tertiary Nkomo-Ralehoko, focus areas of the next five years M Institutions. The Department plans tabled the 2019/20 Budget Vote which are buttressed against jobs to conduct pedestrian operations of the Gauteng Department of and infrastructure; education; to reduce pedestrian fatalities. e-Government. skills revolution and health; integrated human settlement • The department will roll-out the The expectation in the sixth and land release; safety; social use of Evidentiary Blood Alcohol (6th) administration is that, the cohesion and food security as well Testing Machine (EBAT), which Department of e-Government as building a capable, ethical and can read the amount of alcohol must work with other spheres of developmental State. in a person’s breath and produce government to craft a common a print out which can be used as digital future. The department will optimise its own evidence in court for conviction. revenue collection by working with Department has started and is revenue collecting departments to • The department will roll-out the miles ahead of other provinces in address administrative loopholes use of Body Cams and investigate terms of delivery and roll out of core and improve efficiencies. Funding the use of drones in congested ICT infrastructure in government/ will be aligned to key priorities areas, social crime prevention and public sites largely to at increasing of government and ensure that traffic management. access to government services. Departments spend their budgets to deliver public services to • The department will deploy 156 In due course, the department will communities in the province. Patrollers and 400 youth desk make an announcement on the volunteers. An estimated 3 000 required institutional arrangements Treasury is urgently interacting patrollers will assist the police for Gauteng, in respect to with the Department of during various special projects, producing our blue print on the 4IR Cooperative Governance and including the festive season. and advise government on key Traditional Affairs in the province interventions and implementation to develop coordinated action plan • The Department’s total budget suitable for our province. and to implement Section 154 and for the 2019/20 financial year Section 139 interventions to assist amounts to R759 224 million. Gauteng Provincial Government struggling municipalities. From this amount R1 million is will dovetail all these opportunities for the Extended Public Works in training, skills development, The department has been Programme (EPWP) conditional SMMEs support and new entrants allocated a budget of R834 million grant. to benefit women, youth, people for the 2019/20 financial year. with disabilities, black businesses and township economy.

@GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Lentswe la Gauteng / 11 EC Dr begun EC of Education, Panyaza EC for Social Development, the delivery of the Budget Lesufi presented the Thuliswa Nkabinde-Khawe Vote 2019/20 of Department department’s Budget Vote M tablied the her Department’s M of Health on the 30th July 2019 by 2019/20 on the 31st of July 2019. M recalling the words of President Nelson 2019/20 Budget Vote as follows: The Education Roadmap to 2024, Mandela: ‘Health cannot be a question The budget for the department consisting of 5 new strategic goals of income; it is a fundamental human increased from R4.6 billion in 2018/19 and 20 priorities, is the department’s right’. blueprint for Education delivery in to R5.5 billion in 2019/20 financial Gauteng’s 6th Administration. There is absolutely no reason why year. Gauteng cannot spearhead the Strategic Goal 1: Early Childhood implementation of the National Health The department received additional Development, which will focus on Insurance (NHI), stated Dr Masuku. budget for absorption of Social Work Grade R universalization, and begin graduates and filling of critical posts. The total budget allocation provided the preparations for the introduction of Additional funds were allocated for this financial year is R50.8 billion Grade RR. for the construction of Ratanda with a nominal growth of 8.3 per cent. Shelter, Soshanguve and Tembisa Priorities of Department of Health for Strategic Goal 2: Promote quality Rehabilitation Centres. Development education across all classrooms and the Sixth Administration are centred & Research received additional funds schools, with a focus on building on: for the filling of posts and for dignity foundations in the early Grades, packs. ‘defending the crown’ at Grade 12, • Implementing the NHI, promoting a modern skills-based • Improving patient experience, curriculum and the multi-certification • Improving clinical services, Programme 1: Administration is of our learners. • Promoting public health education allocated R773, 484, 000.00, which and; represents an increase of 19% Strategic Goal 3: Create safe schools, • Improving governance and that will embody Social Cohesion, leadership. Programme 2: Social Welfare patriotism and non-violence. Services has received an allocation of In order to get facilities ready for NHI R915, 374, 000.00 which represents and making sure that they are OHS Strategic Goal 4: Change the an increase of 13% Education landscape to accelerate compliant, the current financial year will see the department investing relevant and quality learning, though Programme 3: Children and Families twinning and resource optimization, excess of R1 billion for maintenance is allocated R2, 345, 936.000.00 new school infrastructure. and refurbishment. which represents an increase of 13%

Strategic Goal 5: To address the needs MEC Masuku said that, “for the next Programme 4: Restorative Services of Gauteng Youth through development five years, we will also be mobilising all programmes and increasing youth stakeholders to volunteer in the work is allocated R734, 239,000.00 which employability. to improve the quality of healthcare represents an increase of 30% in the province. We will engage each The Department’s total budget for the stakeholder to volunteer their insights, Programme 5: Development and 2019/20 financial year amounts to skills and resources. I will lead from the Research is allocated R747, 819, R49,2 billion. R2,4 billion or 4.9% is front by dedicating one day per month 000.00 which represents an increase to do voluntary clinical work across the funded through conditional grants. of 36% province.”

@GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Lentswe la Gauteng / 12 auteng MEC for Human EC for Human Settlements, Urban Settlements, Urban GPlanning, Cooperative MPlanning, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Governance and Traditional delivered the Affairs, Lebogang Maile presented Gauteng Department of Human the Budget Vote 2019/20 for Settlements Budget Vote 2019/2020 the Gauteng Department of on the 26 July 2019. Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs and Urban EC for Roads and Budget Allocation is R6216 526 Planning on the 26th of July 2019. Transport, Jacob 000. R5288 804 000 will go to the MMamabolo tabled a Housing Development programme. • There is a continued intervention Budget Vote Speech of the R659 810 000 will go towards in the Vaal with a task team department on the 31st of July Operations. R223 786 000 will comprising the Department of 2019 at Gauteng Legislature. go towards Housing Assets and Defence, Gauteng Provincial Property Management and R44 126 COGTA, the Municipal The Budget of the Department 000 will go towards Housing Needs, Infrastructure Support Agency, the of Roads and Transport is just over R7.7 billion for the 2019/20 Research and Planning. Ekurhuleni Water Care Company financial year. The budget as well as Rand Water. increases to about R8 billion in • The department have committed the second period of the Medium- to develop at least 125 000 human • The department wants Term Expenditure Framework settlements over the next five years, to strengthen cooperative (MTEF) and reduces to about R5 with 31 mega human settlements governance in Gauteng. It will be billion in the third year. This means planned over the same period. working with traditional leaders that over the MTEF this budget will Of this 31, 10 are already under through a Traditional Leaders be about R20 billion. construction, 11 in detailed planning Council to adequately address with the remaining 10 at conceptual traditional affairs and enhance He stated that, of the R7.7 billion stage. service delivery. rand allocated to the Department, R2.1 billion will be allocated to • Through Rapid Land Release • The department will be enforcing infrastructure projects. Through the programme, the department will be collaboration and accountability construction of new assets and the giving land speedily to those who on all service delivery and socio- maintenance of existing ones, the Department is geared to achieving want to build houses and set up economic initiatives. its vision of a modern integrated, enterprises for themselves. efficient and sustainable transport • The Budget Allocation for the network and systems in Gauteng. • The department will accelerate the 2019/2020 financial year is R562 implementation of urban renewal 282 000, inclusive of once-off As one of the oldest transport projects over the next five years, with additional funding of R45 million modes in Gauteng Province, a particular focus on: Bekkersdal, to assist with the West Rand the taxi industry remains on the Alexandra, Evaton and Winterveldt. intervention. periphery of economic activity and this has to be corrected.

@GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Lentswe la Gauteng / 13 r Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, EC of Infrastructure MEC for Economic Development and Development, Agriculture, Dand Environment presented the Property Management, department of Agriculture and Rural MTasneem Motara delivered the Development’s 2019/2020 medium department’s 2019/20 Budget term expenditure framework. Vote on 31st of July 2019 at The Agro-processing facilities are to Gauteng Legislature. allow manufacturing in a food certified environment and the Department aims MEC said that, Premier Makhura r Kgosientsho to spend R125m in the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). has committed R60 Billion over the Ramokgopa, MEC for next 5 years as an investment in Economic Development, The Department will commercialize infrastructure development. About DAgriculture and Environment, 20 farmers to the tune of R88million 37% of this investment will be presented the Department across the grain, horticulture, poultry, piggery and red meat value chains by dedicated to social infrastructure, of Economic Development’s end of 2020. so that government practically 2019/2020 medium term contribute towards job creation, expenditure framework on the The Department aims to complete economic empowerment and 30th of July 2019. the planning for Obert Mthombeni Agripark in Lesedi Local Municipality. ultimately transform the spatial In the next 5 years, the Department landscape of this province. As announced in the State of aims to complete 12 functional the Province, the department will Agriparks expanding the infrastructure sponsor a detailed policy proposal in them to be fully functional in a The Department has been manner allowing this Agriparks to allocated a total budget of R3.46 and Cabinet Memoranda on undertake the function of aggregating billion for Financial Year 2019/20. the introduction of the Gauteng the produce of farmers in the vicinity Township Economy Development as a conduit towards accessing the EPWP is allocated R 292 million Bill. markets. which is mainly for stipends, training and Personal Protective The Department aims to develop The department will before the 5 Agro-processing facilities in the Equipment. Property Leases are end of September 2019, issue Township Hubs which will be made allocated R380 million and will a call to market to set up a available to the Agro-processing gradually be reducing over the Start-ups as well as the food services next 5 years. community financing instrument entrepreneurs. The Agro-processing that is designed to provide secured facilities are to allow manufacturing in lending to Black SMME’s, and a food certified environment. The following worst performing small-scale Manufacturing based hospitals Mamelodi, Tembisa, In the 5 years, the Department will in Townships. capacitate 12 aggregator cooperatives Sebokeng, Tambo, Bheki Mlangeni with refrigerated trucks. and Jubilee will receive priority Working with Sister Departments, for refurbishment, restorative and eGovernment and Education, the Department will support Waste Cooperatives, Recycling Facilities repair work. department have already begun a and Buy-back Centres with waste process of synergizing its strategic recycling equipment such as waste These projects are now at an approach to the development cages, forklifts, waste trailers, advanced planning stage and are of skills for the future economy trolleys, baling machines, can and bottle crushers, platform scales, ready to move to implementation, as well as internet connectivity waste granulator machines, personal with work beginning this financial through affordable and reliable protective equipment to improve their year. broadband access. ability to work effectively.

Lentswe la Gauteng / 14 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng EC for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, presented Mthe Department’s 2019/20 ANC Gauteng Province comrades took part in a two-day induction Budget Vote on the 30th of July workshop targeting Gauteng and North West MPs and MPLs. 2019 at Gauteng Provincial Legislature. The workshop held in North West was facilitated by the OR Tambo School of Leadership. The school has a mandate to build agents of change who Programmatic allocation of this have a well-rounded worldview. The political school is an autonomous budget is as follows: educational institution established to build the ideological, intellectual and Administration has been allocated organizational capacity of the African National Congress and the broader One Hundred and Fifty- One progressive and democratic movement. Million, Three Hundred and Twenty- One Thousand Rand; Cultural Affairs has been allocated Two Hundred, Fifty- Five Million, Five Hundred and Seventy- Five Thousand Rand;

Library and Archival Services have been allocated Three Hundred and Fifty -Three Million, Nine Hundred and Ninety Thousand Rand; and Sport and Recreation have been allocated Three Hundred and Twenty-Seven Million, Five Hundred and Thirty-Eight Thousand Rand.

“We have to do especially better in the promotion of business and sport for people with disabilities”, said MEC Mbali Hlophe.

@GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Lentswe la Gauteng / 15 eepening political when the organisation does not across Gauteng and will be having consciousness is one of deliver the social contract with the its weekly Political Sessions at Dthe effective means of electorate. Walter Sisulu House. ensuring the realisation of the National Democratic Revolution In one of the recent sessions, and the building of a capable and Professor Chris Malikane gave efficient developmental state. a presentation under the title An Overview and Location of State- This is one of the reasons the ANC Owned Entities in the Political Gauteng Province is investing the Economy. development of its staff through regular Political Sessions held at Prof Malikane reflected on the the provincial office, Walter Sisulu failure of state-owned entities House, facilitated by the Political being mostly from the fact that the Education Training Unit (PETU) primary inputs that are needed for Team. SOEs to function are not owned by the state or neither are regulated The sessions are critical in by the state as a result prices helping the staff to gain a better are manipulated by the Private For further information on Political understanding of the ANC as Sector to the detriment of national School do contact the the school’s an organisation, where it come objectives. He strongly advanced Administrator Comrade Lisbeth from, where it is at the moment an argument for structural changes Dube on 0842772943 or Lizzy. and where it is going. This is to in the functioning of SOEs, and its [email protected] or the Manager ensure that the organisation is their direct shareholders. Political Education Comrade able to build a cohort of activists Thami Ncokwane on 0660830285 who appreciates the role that the The Political Education Training or [email protected]. ANC continues to play as leader of Unit is available for all Regions, society and its broad implications Zones, and branches of the ANC

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