he African National Congress The Class of 2020 is expected to between demand and supply of (ANC) Province has emulate their predecessors and even skilled labour. Turged the class of 2020 to hit surpass them. the ground running as the school The ANC welcomes the fact that for calendar year officially got underway “As we start the 2020 schooling the first time this year (2020), primary on Wednesday, 15 January 2020. year, the fact that the learners have schools’ performance for the period made it to this point means that they 2019 will be announced. This is an While thousands of learners will be have what it takes to produce good important milestone as it will help to starting schooling for the first time results. However, this requires both improve the overall performance of in their lives, thousands others who the leaners and the educators to be our secondary schooling. started their schooling over a decade determined to do well from the onset ago will at the end of this year be and this means that they must waste Meanwhile, the ANC in Gauteng sitting for their matric exams. no time in engaging themselves with has expressed concern at the rising the content of their subjects,” explains incidents of schools that are being set The Class of 2019 have run their race Bones Modise, ANC Gauteng alight after the administration block well keeping Gauteng amongst the top Spokesperson, further emphasizing of Khutlo-Tharo Secondary School performing provinces in the country the role that families, the local in Sebokeng caught fire in the early at number two (87.23%). ”The fact community and non-governmental hours of Wednesday (15 January) that this province has one of largest institutions in the education sector morning. This is the second incident matric examination enrolments (97 also play in providing support to the this year after Tokelo Secondary 717 for 2019) of all provinces and leaners. School in Evaton suffered damages it produces some of the highest estimated at R4 million as a result of overall pass rates and bachelor Modise says the ANC-led government an act of arson. rates (44.46% exceeding 2019 target in Gauteng has over the years of 40%), while contributing 23.4% invested in no-fee paying schools The ANC reiterates its call for the law (43 494) of all bachelors achieved which has meant that more learners enforcement agencies to spare no nationally, talks to the commitment get to complete their schooling. effort in resolving these cases and by the ANC-led government to The introduction of the schools of ensure that those responsible for the transform and modernize the basic specialisation has also been a major heinous acts get to face the full might education landscape in Gauteng”. game changer in bridging the gap of the law.

• MESSAGE TO CLASS OF 2020 • 2019 Top Performers Rewarded with bursaries • Tribute to the late Executive Mayor of Mogale City • ANC Gauteng Province bid farewell to Richard Maponya

Lentswe la Gauteng / 1 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng remier David Makhura and The Gauteng Province Government for post-graduate programmes. MEC for Education, Cde is building the capacity of the To date the provincial government PPanyaza Lesufi honour the Gauteng City Region (GCR) is funding about 30 post graduate crème de la crème of Gauteng as communities, enhancing students in honours, masters and they hand over bursaries to 2517the employment opportunities for the PhD. top performing matriculants of the youth of Gauteng, and creating the class of 2019 from schools around skilled work force that will enable Bursary programme is one of Gauteng. the Province to meet its future many ways in which the provincial economic and social development government seeks to ensure The bursaries form part of the needs. that everyone has equal access Gauteng City Region Academy to educational opportunities bursary scheme. Gauteng Province bursary irrespective of their financial programme now includes funding background.

NC Ekurhuleni Excellence Awards. benefitted. Regional Chairperson Aand Executive Mayor Ekurhuleni Academic “Always remember that you’re of Ekurhuleni, Comrade Excellence Awards ceremony not going to higher education Mzwandile Masina has set the is aimed at investing in the institutes for ourselves, but for standard of giving back to a city’s education and especially your families and communities,“ whole new level, as R100 million the schools in townships which Mayor Masina said, urging the has been pledged for the best- have children who need these bursary recipients to give back performing matriculants of 2019 bursaries the most, therefore once they have graduated. at the Ekurhuleni Academic through this initiative they have

Lentswe la Gauteng / 2 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng auteng MEC for Department Expressing her gratitude to all 1800 learners (Grade R to Grade 7) of Infrastructure parties that contributed to successful and it is a mega school. It boasts a GDevelopment and Property completion of the school, MEC hall, two multi centers, science lab, Management, Cde Tasneem commended the computer room, nutrition center, Motara and David Makhura community members for behaving library, store room and guard house. successfully handed over the well during the construction of the Following the handover of keys Noordgesig Primary School to project with no interferences. and Certificate of Completion, MEC Gauteng MEC for Education and Lesufi highlighted that: “If we don’t Youth Development, Cde Panyaza “This is first project for the new year have education, we can’t have skills, Lesufi on Wednesday, 15 January to delivered on time and within budget. if we can’t get economy right, we mark the opening of school for 2020. I applaud all contributors, and most won’t have service delivery.” importantly local SMMEs, sub- “Despite some of these issues contractors and the project manager, Through beneficiation, 149 EPWP having being complex, we are proud Richard Tshabalala who ensured the participants were trained on the to come back today to give you one project ran smooth and to highest project. Thirty (30) of these EPWP of the state-of-the-art facilities in degree,” said MEC Motara. participants contributed to the on-site which you asked for. Gone are the training programme. This beautiful days where pupils need to travel to Noordgesig Primary School is an new school took a total of 72 weeks the suburbs in order to get quality infrastructural masterpiece with to build and 42 local sub-contractors education”, said Premier David green design principles, a true were employed in this project. Makhura. embodiment of excellent service delivery. The school accommodates

Lentswe la Gauteng / 3 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng “Your tomorrow is bright. You may Gauteng MEC for Economic “I urge you learners to respect not see it today, but I see lawyers, Development, Agriculture, Environment educators, so that you can become doctors, engineers amongst and Rural Development, Morakane pioneers in your communities. A learner Mosupyoe, has urged learners and that does not listen to their teachers you.” “Your background does teachers at the Ithuteng Secondary must know that their future will be not determine your future. We School, Randfontein to study hard to snared by the rodents. Secondly, I urge understand that some of you come ensure improved results in the 2020 learners to respect their parents and from very difficult situations, as academic year. “You need to start listen to them when they instruct them government we are here to make working hard immediately and sacrifice to do their homework. Lastly, learners schooling as easy as possible you”, a lot of things to obtain better results at must make their school books their the end of the year”, best friend”,

“Academic learning and sports “Our secondary schools serve as a Visited Phelindaba Secondary education complement each other. strong foundation for learning, and they School in Atteridgevile as part of the We are excited as the department play a big role in making education province-wide #Back2SchoolGP systems more effective and efficient. It as we will be reviving the school readiness programme. MEC is for this reason that we want to ensure sports league this year. We need to handed over dignity packs to that schools are safe and conducive for consciously invest in school sport to learners. learning” increase the pipeline of our sporting codes”

Lentswe la Gauteng / 4 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Handing over school bags, Speaker of Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Comrade Ntombi Mekgwe and dignity packs and planting trees Speaker City of Joburg, Comrade Nonceba Molwele joined by the Dobsonville at Focheville Secondary School PCO Management to handover goodies to learners, Siyabonga Secondary as part of #Back2SchoolGP School in Braamfisherville.

The PEC member and deputy speaker at the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Comrade Vuyo Mhlakaza-Manamela visited various schools as part of ensuring that the 2020 schooling year is a successful one.

NC Gauteng Provincial longest serving Regional secretaries to the people of Mogale City, West Chairperson and Premier of in the West Rand Region and key in Rand and Gauteng Province. If ever AGauteng Province, Comrade the ANC realignment process from there was someone who qualified to David Makhura paid a tribute to the area-based wards to ward based be called a quintessential People’s late Executive Mayor of Mogale branches. He was also elected Mayor, Comrade Lipudi was such City Local Municipality, on behalf of into the ANC PEC in Gauteng a person. He immersed himself the Provincial Government and the Province and served as a public among the masses like a fish in the people of Gauteng Province. representative. water. He loved mass work”, said Premier Makhura. Comrade Patrick Lipudi was a long- “Yes, celebrate we shall, because term ANC activist and one of the he gave 30 years of his 50-year life Cde Lipudi was hard-working [Continue to pg6]

Lentswe la Gauteng / 5 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng “Cde Lipudi leaves us at a time when our nation and our movement needs more hardworking, courageous, ethical and dedicated leaders who will never give the fight fundamental change; leaders who will never succumb to the trappings of power; leaders who will never give the fight and ethical to the core. He was Mayor Lipudi drew inspiration from against corruption; leaders who will disciplined and devoted to the cause his hero, Moses Kotane, who was never tire in the struggle to return of the common men and women. born at Pella,10 km from Tlokweng. the land to the people as a whole; Politics was never about power. It Malome Kotane rose from being leaders who will never give up the was never about plotting. It was a baker at a confectionery to fight for renewal of the ANC, the never about positions. It was never become one of the finest African Alliance and the broad democratic about tenders. It was never about revolutionaries of the 20th century. movement”, stated Premier money. It was never about media Makhura. attention. Politics was only and We will remember Patrick Lipudi as always about the people. someone who identified fully with In his memory and honour, we need the suffering of the downtrodden to devote ourselves to the renewal Cde Lipudi became a diligent and and saw himself only as an agent of not only the movement but the meticulous Regional Secretary for fundamental change; a fervent revolution itself. Cde Lipudi tried during the seven years of his tenure. advocate of radical socioeconomic his best to practice renewal. He did He never arrived late for a meeting transformation, shared prosperity his best to serve the people. He of Secretaries and never missed a and a champion of human solidarity. displayed a great deal of resistance single meeting. to corrupt tendencies and remain In his simplicity, humility and upright and steadfastly ethical. When he was deployed to positions compassion, he was accessible to of responsibility in local government, all and availed himself to engage Mayor Lipudi’s life enriched our lives he served the people with distinction, with the most vulnerable of our and those of thousands of activists unswerving loyalty and characteristic society. As a Mayor, he made it his in the ANC and the Alliance. He zeal. When you combine politics duty to regularly visit the elderly, contributed to building a stronger with a big-heart and a brilliant the disabled, and the sick in their and more united ANC in the West mind, you are bound to produce an homes. rand and in Gauteng. His memory outstanding revolutionary. is engraved in the hearts and minds In him, we have lost a committed of the poor, Black and White, young Friends and comrades fondly champion in the fight against crime, and old, in Mogale City. remember how Cde Lipudi was a drugs, human trafficking, and proud member of the ANC - “you gender-based violence. He went out would never speak ill or convince with the Police to demolish houses Farewell Comrade Patrick Naga him otherwise about the ANC. If that were serving as drug dens. My Lipudi, we will miss you but shall anything, Cde Lipudi would sacrifice last interaction with him was in late never forget you! himself and anything to see the ANC November 2019 during Operation live, grow, and succeed.” Okae Molao here in Mogale City.

Lentswe la Gauteng / 6 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng he African National Congress We have no doubt that the “To demonstrate that he died Gauteng Province salutes undisputed legacy of Dr Maponya with his boots on like he always Tthe pioneering African will continue to inspire the next predicted, I was with him on 2 entrepreneur Dr Richard Maponya generation of entrepreneurs to January, 2020 where he was giving for his unparalleled contribution rise to the occasion and contribute me instructions, from organizing in the struggle against apartheid to growing Gauteng together and meetings to discussing plans for the through the development of black eventually build the we year. business. want. “At his age his work rate was Dr Maponya, widely respected as unbelievable. We always talked the doyen of black business, passed about the Sierra Leon’s proverb away on Monday 6 January 2020, that, ‘the stomach does not go a few days after celebrating his on holiday’. He had the memory 99th birthday. This truly marks the of an elephant, his ability to end of an era in the South African remembernumbers and events was township business landscape. Dr admirable. Maponya defied the odds and the oppressive apartheid regime to Businessman, Herman Mashaba build a highly successful business said he is the businessman he is empire. He established a number of today because of the example set businesses such as petrol stations, by Dr Maponya. supermarkets, car dealerships including owning the first black- “He was a family man, who viewed owned BMW dealership in Soweto family as being the foundation to in the 1980s. He once again made his success as a businessman, history when he opened Maponya secondly, he valued education Mall in Soweto in 2007. and skills development as a key to long term economic growth and This has set him apart as one Ladi Addelus who worked closely development, he never shied away of the most astute businessman with Ntate Maponya said he had from taking risks because he was of his generation and beyond. tenacity and set goals that he made not afraid of failure and lastly Dr Over the years, Dr Maponya has sure were achieved at all cost. Maponya believed in the value of received a number of accolades hard work and set an example for including the Order of the Baobab “Papa was a great icon, we all of us on what can be achieved in Silver recognising his “excellent met briefly for the first time in when you are willing to invest in contribution to entrepreneurship 2011 when my then employer time and effort to make it happen”, despite oppressive apartheid Barloworld called me to establish said Mashaba. conditions, and for serving as an and run the Greenfield operation inspiration to disadvantaged South of the two dealerships in Soweto, Speaking on behalf of the family, Africans striving for business Soweto Toyota and Volkswagen. William Maponya said the business success”. I was amazed by his tenacity and icon was passionate about The province of Gauteng and handsome approach especially education amongst other things. indeed the entire country has been given his age at the time. left poorer at the passing of this “It is very sad, very difficult to pioneer and an entrepreneur par Addelus said he always told me that accept that Dr Richard Maponya is excellence. one only rest when they die and he no more”, said William Maponya. kept true to those words.

@GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Lentswe la Gauteng / 7 auteng Premier, David Makhura 10.3%, whilst rape crimes have gone Counterfeit goods worth R5billion has commended the South down by 10,7%. Attempted sexual confiscated since February 2019 were GAfrican Police Services (SAPS) offences have been reduced by 26.4%, destroyed at the Clayville Storage on their continued work towards fighting and contact sexual offences by 35%. Facility on Thursday, 23 January 2020. crime in the province. Burglary at residential and non- residential premises have gone down The goods destroyed on Thursday, 23 “During my State of the Province by 8,1% and 8.4 % respectively. January 2020 were confiscated during Address, I had committed the police to operation Okae Molao led by Premier reduce crime in our province by 50% Through police action, illegal firearms Makhura and General Mawela in the in the 40 high priority police stations. and ammunition found by police is 971 Johannesburg CBD in November 2019. I am equally pleased that police have compared to 917 same period last year, been paying much attention to Gender- drug related crimes is 9372 compared “Goods brought into the country Based Violence, car hijackings, house to 8399 of the same period last year. illegally have a devastating impact on robberies and drugs.” Premier Makhura the economy of our country. Our local said. “Our Police are hard at work and I want industries are being undermined and to assure Gauteng citizens we won’t rest destroyed by these counterfeit goods The Premier received feedback from until we defeat crime. We are entrusted that are often linked to drugs and human Gauteng Provincial Commissioner by people of Gauteng to create a trafficking,” added Premier Makhura in Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela on conducive environment for business to Clayville. the provincial crime statistics between prosper. Only in a crime-free Province October 2019 to January 2020. can business and entrepreneurship Premier Makhura says the provincial prosper and provide much needed jobs government will continue to work with Crimes related to murder in Gauteng for our youth. I am happy that all our law enforcement agencies and customs have gone down by 3,9% for the period law enforcement agencies are hard at officials to clamp down on counterfeit of October 2019 to January 2020, work for a crime free Gauteng” Premier goods. compared to the same period in 2018. Makhura added. Sexual offences have been reduced by

undreds of residents from Ward Fully armed with gloves, rakes, MMC Cllr Mpho Moerane said “the 75, Alexandra braved the rainy spades, refuse bags, litter pickers and campaign is to educate the residents Hand cold weather to participate brooms, the Mayor and MMC joined to keep their spaces clean and it is in the #Kleena Joburg campaign. The city employees and residents and responsibility of the residents to keep cleanup took place on Saturday, 25 worked hard to sweep the streets, their area clean” Our responsibility as January in Alexandra and is aimed at remove rubble, collect refuse, clear the city is to pick up their rubbish. What transforming the city into a clean and illegal dumping sites, fixed street lights, is important is for the communities to safe environment for residents. cleared blocked KPIs and drains and change the culture to live in a cleaner more. environment, he concluded. The Executive Mayor was accompanied by Member of the Mayoral Committee “The campaign is about building The ‘KleenaJoburg’ campaign one of (MMC) for Environment and responsible communities and educating the key mayoral projects which aims to Infrastructure Services Cllr Mpho citizens not to litter”, says Mayor transform Joburg into a clean and safe Moerane, City Power CEO, Mr Lerato Makhubo. He encourages residents to environment for families and residents Setshedi, MD Pikitup Ms Bukelwa assume responsibility and clean the to enjoy. The operation also aims Njingolo and other senior managers in areas where they reside. ensure by-laws are enforced. the city.

Lentswe la Gauteng / 8 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Service Delivery Plan every South African appreciates totaling more than R600 billion their equal and irrevocable right – that have been realised • As part of the measures the to call this country home. All through the first two South Africa ANC has adopted to address South Africans must feel that Investment Conferences. weaknesses in lo­cal government, they have a future here. • We will build on the progress we are beginning to implement made in enhancing our industrial the District Development Model to • GBV Issues: We need to build strategy, developing, financing integrate planning, coordination a non-sexist society in which all and implementing master plans and budgeting across all three forms of gender discrimi­nation, in sectors with great potential for spheres of government to drive oppression, exploitation and growth, unlocking the potential local development. This means violence are eradicated. This of small business, cooperatives that national, provincial and local requires the achievement of and the township economy, and government must develop one full gender equality in all areas increasing competitiveness plan and one budget for each of life, from the home to the district across the country. workplace, from the economy to • Through the development of the sports field. suitable skills, by lowering the • Communities need to work with cost of data and improving municipalities in line with the • We must recognise that gender- access to broadband, we approach of the District Develop­ based violence and femicide is are working to embrace the ment Model to ensure that a national crisis and we need to opportunities of the new digital services are delivered efficiently mobilise all the energy and all the technologies and sustainably. Among other resources of society to end it. In things, this means that residents particular, we should support the • We will work closely with need to pay for the services they National Strategic Plan against neighbours to implement the receive. GBV that has been developed African Continental Free Trade by government and civil society. Area in the year ahead; and Building a united and cohesive review trade relationships to society Investment, jobs and inclusive pro­mote South African exports ‘All National Groups Shall have Equal growth particularly of value-added Rights’ ‘The People Shall Share in the products; ‘All Shall Enjoy Equal Human Rights’ Country’s Wealth!’ ‘There Shall Be Work and Security’ • In line with the resolutions of the • The task of building a non-racial 54th National Conference, we society remains fundamental to • We reiterate that the creation reaffirm the role, mandate and the work of our movement and of jobs is at the center of our independence of the Reserve to broader society. Through economic agenda, Bank, and will undertake the our policies, programmes and process towards full public practices, we need to advance • We welcome the significant ownership of the Bank in a non-racialism, ensuring that investment commitments – manner and according to a

Lentswe la Gauteng / 9 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng • timeframe that is prudent and this year. This will facilitate held accountable and that affordable and that does not the process towards the all money stolen from the benefit private shareholder establishment of the National government or public bodies speculators. Health Insurance, which will is recovered. There should be fundamentally transform no place to hide, anywhere in • We also welcome the work health care in South Africa. By South Africa and the world, underway, including the establishing a single national for criminals – whether in the drafting of the necessary health insurance fund to ensure public or private sector – who legislation, towards the all South Africans receive the have stolen from our people. establishment of a state bank necessary treatment and care that will improve access for all regardless of ability to pay, • We must work to make South Africans to affordable the NHI will reduce the huge our streets, homes and financial services. inequalities and inefficiencies communities safer through in our health system. improved police visibility, more effective training of police and An effective land reform the greater involvement of programme Education and skills for a changing world community policing and safety ‘The Land Shall be Shared among forums in fighting crime. those who work it’ ‘The Doors of Learning and Culture Shall be Opened!’ • A committee of Parliament • We must sustain the has released proposed • We must speed up the momentum in the fight to end amendments to section 25 implementation of the three- gender-based violence of the Constitution for public stream curriculum model of comment. We urge structures basic education to provide Better Africa, better world of the movement to engage three educational streams – with this issue critically and academic, technical-vocational ‘There Shall be Peace and Friendship!’ to ensure that the relevant and technical-occupational amendment is passed without – for learners to make an • The countries of Africa need delay. All legislative efforts to easy transition from school to to be united in support of accelerate the return of the colleges and universities and multilateralism and in the land to the people will be done to be educated and trained reform of global institutions, lawfully and in line with the in a way that meets the skills such as the United Nations provisions of the Constitution. and labour demands of the Security Council, to ensure that country’s economy. they represent the interests of

Eradicating poverty and improving Africa people’s lives Social cohesion and safe communities ‘There Shall be Houses, Security and Comfort!’ ‘All Shall be Equal Before the Law!’

• Work to improve access for all • We will intensify our efforts to to quality health care should end state capture in all its forms, receive priority attention ensure those responsible are

@GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng Lentswe la Gauteng / 10 Lentswe la Gauteng / 11 @GautengANC @ancgauteng @ANCGauteng