It was the pan-African leader have played and continue to play in enterprise programme; 55% of Thomas Sankara who in his the evolution of a democratic and the bursary programme; 60% memorable speech of March 8, non-sexist South African society. of Tshepo 1 Million and 65% of 1987, when addressing a rally housing delivered. commemorating International This is the time to refocus the Women’s Day who posed that attention of the nation on the rights • Over the past two years, “… women’s emancipation is of women and to assess how far more than 100 000 women at the heart of the question we have come on the journey have benefitted from public of humanity itself, here and towards women empowerment employment opportunities – everywhere.” Sankara further and gender equality. Proceeding the Expanded Public Works reasoned that there is no true from the premise that the struggle and Community Works social revolution without the for liberation was the struggle Programmes. liberation of women. for the emancipation of all our people, including women, the ANC • The Welfare-to-Work pilot Thirty-two-years after Sankara believes that the 1994 democratic programme has far exceeded gave his address and 63 breakthrough has registered expectations. Close to 36 000 years after the historic mass significant progress in restoring young mothers who used to demonstrations at the Union the dignity of women. depend on child support grants Buildings in Pretoria, which saw have now been assisted to more than 20 000 women from Here in Gauteng, although more obtain proper jobs and self- all walks take part, the struggle still needs to be done, several employment through training continues for many women who milestones have been reached and skills development. Thus still bear a disproportionate burden in an effort to bring women into exceeding the target of 11 of the triple challenges of poverty, the mainstream economy of our 000 by the end the 2018/2019 inequality and unemployment province. financial year. These young including human rights abuses and women now earn decent increased gender-based violence. • Currently, the ANC-led income and can take care of Provincial Government themselves and their children. During this month of August, as spends 23% procuring goods we pay tribute to millions of South and services from businesses African women for their selfless owned by women. More contribution in the liberation than 7 000 women-owned • R500 million worth of counterfeit struggle and for their continued cooperatives have received goods disposed efforts in rebuilding our nation financial and non-financial • By-Elections results let use this opportunity to take support from government. • Growing Gauteng Together stock of the progress we have vision made since 1994 to build a non- • Women constitute the majority • Ntirhisano, connecting with sexist society. This is also an of the beneficiaries of most of communities opportunity to celebrate women’s the programmes of this ANC- • Municipal update achievements and the important led administration – 60% role that all women of South Africa of the beneficiaries of agri- Lentswe la Gauteng / 1 @gautengANC @GautengANC @ANCGauteng The support of the ANC in The ANC is confident that both In the last six months Gauteng is on the rise after the Comrade Imtiaz Loonat of Ward party wrestled yet another Ward 29 in Ekurhuleni and Comrade we have witnessed how from the DA in a period of three Abram Tholani Mazula of Ward 21 Operation O Kae Molao in Rand West will serve the people weeks. The ANC successfully has rattled the hornet’s reclaimed Ward 29 in Ekurhuleni of their respective wards diligently from the DA while also retaining as they assume office in their nest as counterfeit goods Ward 21 in Rand West. municipal councils. worth millions have been recovered, and most This comes after the ANC The ANC Gauteng Province once contested four By-Elections in again expresses its gratitude to wanted criminals, including Ekurhuleni’s Wards 15 & 29 and the people of Ekurhuleni and Rand those wanted for cash- Rand West’s Wards 08 & 21 on West in the West Rand in all the in-transit heists, drugs, August 7, 2019. Three of the wards four wards that were contested for murder, gangsterism and were in the hands of opposition voting ANC. We are pleased at the prior to the By-Elections. growing support even in the wards gender-based violence are we did not win. We also thank all made to face the might of The positive outcome of these the volunteers in the two regions the law. By-Elections can be attributed who worked day and night to to a number of factors. We secure this positive outcome. have a strong and united ANC in the regions and the ANC-led government’s programme of delivering basic services to the poorest of the poor is being well received. This victory clearly demonstrates that the ANC continues to enjoy majority support amongst our citizens. The renewed confidence in the ANC was again evident last month when the ANC reclaimed Ward 109 from the DA in Joburg. Since the 2016 local government elections and the 2019 general elections the ANC has embarked on an ambitious programme to win the full confidence of the people of Gauteng through our actions and an activist approach to governance. @gautengANC @GautengANC @ANCGauteng Lentswe la Gauteng / 2 CBD prevented law enforcement determined; agencies from carrying out crime prevention operations targeting • Intelligence further led police counterfeit goods in the Joburg to Lister Building where 46 CBD. vehicles including panel vans were found on different levels The brazen attack on the officers of the basement parking. of the law was an act of extreme The vehicles were loaded to provocation and posed a serious capacity with more counterfeit threat to the safety and security goods which were confiscated of South Africans and other by the police. nationalities who are in the country legally. This was an unsuccessful • Seven police officers were attempt to undermine the ability of arrested by their own Since its launch in August 2018 the state to maintain law and order. colleagues, for corruption and the operation has seen the defeating the ends of justice. South African Police Service on Following the Thursday operation embarking on joint operations the police once again visited the with law enforcement agencies Joburg CBD on Wednesday, 07 in Gauteng which comprised of August where: the Provincial Traffic Police and Saturation Unit, the Immigration • over 560 undocumented Officers (Home Affairs), SARS foreign nationals were taken in Customs, metro police and clothing for processing. Their status in brand owners. the country will be determined by the Department of Home Since April this year over R500 Affairs while the Local Criminal million worth of counterfeit goods Record Centre from the SAPS have been disposed publicly as will determine criminal records; part of Operation O Kae Molao. • Unlicenced firearms - 6 rifles, During the 2019 general elections, 6 pistols, 4 shotguns and the ANC in Gauteng committed hundreds of ammunition of to work together with the people varying calibres were found of this province to not only build in one room on the 12th floor Gauteng’s economy to work of Medical One Shopping for all but to also ensure safer Centre in Rahima Moosa communities by tackling acts of Street. A suspect was arrested criminality wherever they may be for possession of unlicenced committed. firearms and ammunition. The firearms will be subjected to Acts of anarchy condemned ballistic testing to determine possible usage in the This is why the ANC Gauteng commission of crime. Province condemned in the strongest possible terms, acts • Large consignments of of anarchy and lawlessness that counterfeit goods including played themselves out in the clothing and sneakers were Joburg city centre on Thursday, 01 found in different buildings. August when illegal traders in the The monetary value is yet to be @gautengANC @GautengANC @ANCGauteng Lentswe la Gauteng / 3 A vision of Growing Gauteng Together A summary of the first State and economic development. In order to drive our economic transformation agenda, Gauteng of the Province Address in the The ANC-led sixth provincial will focus on the following 6th Administration delivered administration will focus on the industries and sectors with huge by Gauteng Premier Comrade following five priorities: employment potential: David Makhura on 01 July 2019 • Economy, Jobs and • Automotive, capital equipment The people have indeed spoken Infrastructure and rolling stock manufacturing; without equivocation. The ANC • Education, Skills Revolution • Agro-processing, Food and has a democratic mandate to lead and Health the process of “Growing Gauteng Beverages; • Integrated Human Settlements Together”. The full plan - “Growing • BPO/BPS and ICT; and Land Release Gauteng Together: Our Roadmap • Finance and Retail; to 2030” – will be finalised the first • Safety, Social Cohesion and 100 Days (end of August), after Food Security • Tourism and Hospitality; consultation with various sectors • Building a Capable, Ethical • Creative and Cultural Industries; and stake holders. and Developmental State • Logistics and Warehousing; and Gauteng is South Africa’s largest Over the next five years, the ANC- • Green Economy economy; Africa’s 7th largest led Gauteng government will economy and the 26th largest introduce special economic zones In six months Premier Makhura City Region in the world. Gauteng where feasible and necessary, to will announce the total number occupies a pride of place in add momentum towards turning of jobs each sector and company the global economy where, Gauteng City Region into a single, will contribute towards our five- increasingly, cities and city regions multi-tier and integrated Special year job creation target, including are becoming engines for growth Economic Zone. the contribution of the township economy, cooperatives and @gautengANC @GautengANC @ANCGauteng Lentswe la Gauteng / 4 SMMEs.