State of the Province Address by Gauteng Premier Honourable David Makhura

8/9/2019 State of the Province Address by Gauteng Premier Honourable David Makhura

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STATE OF THE PROVINCE ADDRESS BY GAUTENG PREMIER

HONOURABLE DAVID MAKHURA. GAUTENG PROVINCIAL

LEGISLATURE

23rd Februar 2!"#

Madame Speaker Honourable Ntombi Mekgwe;

Deputy Speaker, Honourable Dikgang Moiloa

Chief Whip, Honourable Brian Hlongwa

Honourable Members of the !e"uti#e Coun"il

Honourable Members of the $ro#in"ial %egislature

Honourable Members of $arliament here present%eaders of $oliti"al $arties

$ermanent delegates to the National Coun"il of $ro#in"es

!e"uti#e Mayors of &auteng Muni"ipalities

&eneral 'ke Maphoto and Mama Sophie Williams De Bruyn

%eaders of faith(baised organisations, trade unions and other "i#il so"iety

groups

)he C* of the +ohannesburg Sto"k !"hange, Ms Ni"ky Newton(ing and

other Business %eaders here present

C*s of State *wned nterprises and $ubli" ntities

$ro#in"ial Commissioner of the S- $oli"e Ser#i"e, %t &en %esiba Mothiba and

Heads of Se"urity Ser#i"es;

)he Dire"tor &eneral and Heads of Departments

.our !"ellen"ies Members of the Diplomati" Corps

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Members of the media

)he people of &auteng/

-llow me to take this opportunity to a"knowledge the presen"e in our midst of a

#eteran of our struggle, a former member of this %egislature, Mama SophiaWilliams(De Bruyn0 -unt Sophie, thank you for taking time to be with us today0

We are honoured by your presen"e as our mother and as an in#aluable sour"e of

wisdom and inspiration0

' would like to also e!tend a spe"ial wel"ome to my guest of honour, &eneral

'ke Maphoto, a #eteran of the liberation struggle who sa"rifi"ed and suffered

enormously as a fearless freedom fighter and tireless "rusader for demo"ra"y

and 1usti"e in our motherland0

Ntate Maphoto is one of the few sur#i#ing members of the %uthuli Deta"hment0

He spent more than 23 years in e!ile and more than 45 years on death row in a

prison in the then 6hodesia after being "aptured by 'an Smith7s se"urity for"es

during the Wange and Sipolilo "ampaign in 89:50

)o this day, e#en at his ad#an"ed age of 5 years, Ntate Maphoto "ontinues to

be a tireless "rusader who "riss("rosses the #alleys, ri#ers, hills and mountains

of %impopo raising funds to edu"ate "hildren from rural "ommunities, often

using his own pension, to assist less fortunate young people to get uni#ersity

edu"ation0

Honourable Members, our Constitution en1oins us to honour and respe"t those

who sa"rifi"ed and suffered as well as those who "ontinue to work hard for a

better South -fri"a0

' am sure you7ll agree with me that &eneral 'ke Maphoto7s life of selfless

ser#i"e to the people of our "ountry is worthy of re"ognition and emulation0

%et us therefore pause to "on#ey our gratitude to Ntate Maphoto for the

pri"eless gift of an e!emplary life of putting the interests of the people abo#e allelse0 6ea leboga Mokone, mmina )lhantlhagane< )hobela<

Madame Speaker, on 4=th +une 438, ' deli#ered my inaugural State of the

$ro#in"e -ddress in whi"h ' tabled a ten(pillar programme of radi"al

)ransformation, Modernisation and 6e(industrialisation as a strategi" roadmap

to mo#e the &auteng City 6egion forward o#er the ne!t fi#e to fifteen years0

)oday, ' on"e more stand before this august House as a humble ser#ant of the

people of our pro#in"e, ready to gi#e a full a""ount of the work we are doing

and to share plans related to the work we will do o#er the ne!t four years totransform, modernise and re(industrialise this beautiful and resilient pro#in"e0

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%et me restate the )en $illars whi"h "onstitute the "ore mandate of the fifth

administration/

> 6adi"al e"onomi" transformation> De"isi#e spatial transformation

> -""elerating so"ial transformation

> )ransformation of the State and go#ernan"e

> Modernisation of the e"onomy

> Modernisation of the publi" ser#i"e and the state

> Modernisation of human settlements and urban de#elopment

> Modernisation of publi" transport and other infrastru"ture

> 6e(industrialising &auteng as our "ountry7s e"onomi" hub

> )aking a lead in -fri"a7s new industrial re#olution0)hese ten pillars "onstitute a #ehi"le through whi"h we seek to transform,

modernise and re(industrialise &auteng in order build a seamlessly integrated,

so"ially "ohesi#e, e"onomi"ally in"lusi#e City 6egion; a leading e"onomy on

the -fri"an Continent; with smart, inno#ation(dri#en, knowledge(based and

sustainable industries; an a""ountable, responsi#e, transparent and "lean

go#ernment as well as an a"ti#e "iti?enry0 )his is our #ision0

Honourable Members, ' am pleased to report to you that our #ision and the )en

$illars of radi"al )ransformation, Modernisation and 6e(industrialisation has been embra"ed by most se"tors with whom we intera"ted e!tensi#ely during our

first nine months in offi"e0

)he o#erwhelming support for the )M6 is parti"ularly rele#ant gi#en the fa"t

that this is the year whi"h marks the si!tieth anni#ersary of the @reedom

Charter, the seminal #ision upon whi"h our Constitution is based0

)he @reedom Charter remains our lodestar that "ontinues to guide us to a South

-fri"a of our dreams as we "onstantly sear"h for and surge forward to a morehumane and 1ust so"iety0

*ur father, )ata Walter Sisulu, had something profound to say about the non(

partisan nature of the @reedom Charter/

A'ts signifi"an"e does not lie in its fine words, but in the fa"t that it is a

do"ument drawn up by the people themsel#es0 't is the e!pression of the

"olle"ti#e demands of the people, e#en from the remotest "orners of the

"ountry0 't is the embodiment of their aspirations, the total sum of their

demands; and it is therefore the "reed of the people0

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Drawing from the @reedom Charter, our Constitution de"lares boldly that South

-fri"a belongs to all who li#e in it; bla"k and white0 't also en1oins us to/ AHeal

the di#isions of the past and establish a so"iety based on demo"rati" #alues,

so"ial 1usti"e and fundamental human rights0

)he National De#elopment $lan en#isions a South -fri"a in whi"h the destiny

of its entire people is intertwined, where we are able to say to one another/

“I cannot be without you, without you this South African community is

an incomplete community, without one single person, without one

single group, without the region or the Continent, we are not the best

that we can be.”

We ha#e a responsibility to build stairways and bridges to a "ommon and

prosperous future a"ross all the di#erse and "osmopolitan "ommunities of

&auteng0

*ur pro#in"e o""upies a spe"ial pride of pla"e in our "ountry7s e"onomy and

this should be fully e!ploited to o#er"ome the triple "hallenges of po#erty,

ineuality and unemployment0

Madame Speaker, &auteng remains the e"onomi" and industrial hub of South

-fri"a and the S-DC region and a signifi"ant player in -fri"a7s rising e"onomi"

fortunes0

-t "urrent pri"es, ours is now a more than 68(trillion e"onomy0 *ur pro#in"e

"ontributes 2: to the "ountry7s &D$, 3 of total industrial output and :3

of e!ports0

*ur pro#in"e is the biggest "ontributor to national employment and the number

of employed people grew from 40= million in 899E to 055 million people in

4380

&auteng a""ounts for more than 83 of -fri"a7s &D$0 )he re"ent rnst F

.oung Sur#ey G438 shows that sin"e 4383, &auteng has been the most

popular foreign in#estment destination for pro1e"ts in -fri"a0 We are a &atewayto -fri"a0

Between 4332 and 4382, the pro#in"ial e"onomy has "onsistently grown abo#e

the national a#erage0 'n 4382, pro#in"ial e"onomi" growth re"o#ered to 4040

Noting that the National De#elopment $lan and Iision 4323 sets an annual

national growth target of E, &auteng needs to grow at a mu"h higher rate to

help pull the national e"onomy0

Despite our relati#e strength, it is "ommon "ause that our e"onomy has ma1or stru"tural problems whi"h mirror those of the national e"onomy/

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• !"lusion of the o#erwhelming ma1ority of bla"k people, women and

youth as key parti"ipants in key se"tors of the e"onomy0

• Dominan"e of a ra"ialised monopoly se"tor and a subdued role of the

SMM and "o(operati#e se"tor0

• Dominan"e of the primary and tertiary se"tors, with a serious de"line in

the role of manufa"turing in the stru"ture of the e"onomy0

• Dominan"e of unskilled and semi(skilled labour o#er skilled labour for"e0

• Small si?e of domesti" market and skewed in"ome distribution; whi"h

dampens national aggregate demand and e"onomi" growth0

• -partheid e"onomi" geography and spatial ineualities "ontribute

towards higher "osts of li#ing for those on the periphery0

Madame Speaker, allow me to outline the key elements of radi"al e"onomi" andde"isi#e spatial transformation whi"h will help us to address the stru"tural

problems of our pro#in"ial and national e"onomy/

• Changing ownership patterns to bring bla"k people into the e"onomi"

mainstream and "reating bla"k industrialists;

• Changing the "urrent industrial stru"ture of our e"onomy to pri#ilege

manufa"turing and industrialisation through the pro"essing of ri"h

mineral resour"es and other raw materials lo"ally;

• )he de#elopment of new modern, inno#ation(dri#en industries in the

areas of high(te"h, biote"hnology, the green e"onomy and blue e"onomy;

• 'n#esting in skills de#elopment to "hange the skills profile of the

"iti?enry in line with the new strategi" se"tors and modern industries;

• Changing in"ome distribution to ensure euity and de"ent li#ing

standards for all;

• )ransforming the apartheid spatial e"onomy and human settlement

patterns to integrate e"onomi" opportunities, transport "orridors and

human settlements;

• &rowing the SMM se"tor as a key dri#er of growth and re#italising and

mainstreaming the township e"onomy;

• Strengthening the "apa"ity of the state to dire"t e"onomi" de#elopment

and enhan"e the "ompetiti#eness of strategi" e"onomi" se"tors;

• Signifi"ant in#estment in e"onomi" infrastru"ture as the key stimulator of

growth and in#estment;

• )ransformati#e partnerships between the pri#ate and publi" se"tor in

addressing the de#elopmental "hallenges outlined in the ND$0

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Madame Speaker, ' am pleased to report to this august House that o#er the past

nine months we ha#e met many business organisations and industry leaders

who share our )M6 perspe"ti#e and the &auteng City 6egion #ision0

)he ma1or plans we will announ"e today illustrate "on"rete "ommitments andtransformati#e partnerships between different spheres of go#ernment and the

pri#ate se"tor in addressing the priorities and pillars of the )M60

-""ordingly, we are making $%ree &a'r( )*$er+e*$)(*, J spatial

re"onfiguation, township e"onomy re#italisation and massi#e infrastru"ture

in#estments ( 1ointly with muni"ipalities and the pri#ate se"tor partners to

"hange the spa"e and stru"ture of the e"onomy of our pro#in"e in order to

address unemployment, po#erty and ineuality0

&oing forward, we want to re"onfigure the &auteng City 6egion7s spa"e and

e"onomy along fi#e de#elopment "orridors that ha#e distin"t industries and

different "omparati#e ad#antages/

• )he Central De#elopment Corridor is an"hored around the City of +oburg

as the hub of finan"e, ser#i"es, 'C) and pharma"euti"al industries;

• )he astern De#elopment Corridor an"hored around the e"onomy of the

kurhuleni Metro as the hub of manufa"turing, logi"ti"s and transport

industries;

• )he Northern De#elopment Corridor an"hored around )shwane as our

nation7s administri#e Capital City and the hub of the automoti#e se"tor,

resear"h, de#elopment, inno#ation and the knowledge(based e"onomy;

• )he Western Corridor en"ompassing the e"onomy of the "urrent West

6and distri"t and the "reation of new industries, new e"onomi" nodes and

new "ities;

• )he Southern Corridor en"ompassing the e"onomy of the Sedibeng

distri"t and the "reation of new industries, new e"onomi" nodes and new

"ities;

Honourable Members, we ha#e engaged all muni"ipalities e!tensi#ely in order

to agree on the type of e"onomy we want to build a"ross the City 6egion0

)ogether, we ha#e arri#ed at a "on"lusion that we will strategi"ally use land

owned by go#ernment and the de#elopment appro#als to prioritise and earmark

the lo"ation of spe"ifi" se"tors and industries in the fi#e de#elopment "orridors

of our pro#in"e0 )hese "orridors will ensure balan"ed e"onomi" growth,

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infrastru"ture de#elopment, sustained employment and signifi"ant e"onomi"

empowerment a"ross the entire City 6egion0

&one are the days when some regions and muni"palities will be negle"ted as the

"inderellas on the periphery of the pro#in"ial e"onomy0 We need deliberate and"ons"ious a"tion by the entire City region leadership to re#erse spatial in1usti"e

and e"onomi" marginalisation of Sedibeng and the West 6and0

How do we a"hie#e this noble goalK

Madame Speaker, allow me to go into greater detail about the key undertakings

we are dri#ing with different spheres of go#ernment and the pri#ate se"tor in the

"orridors0

)he e"onomy of the "entral "orridor will be "onsolidated around +oburg as the

finan"ial "apital and hub of the ser#i"es industry of our "ontinent0 'n addition,

+oburg has a "riti"al presen"e of global high(te"h "ompanies and the

pharma"euti"al industry0 We will "ontinue to deliberately work with the City,

national go#ernment and the pri#ate se"tor to enhan"e the "ompetiti#e position

of +oburg with regard to these se"tors of our e"onomy0

)he pro#in"ial go#ernment will "ontinue to work and support the City to

regenerate the inner("ity and other areas that ha#e e!perien"ed a signifi"ant de(

industrialisation and de"line0

We in#ite the pri#ate se"tor to partner with us in impro#ing the fa"e of our

"entral business distri"ts and inner("ities through in#esting in better buildings,

"leaning the streets and greening the City7s open spa"es as part of building

li#eable and sustainable "ities0

*#er the ne!t fi#e years, we will mobilise more than 683 billion in publi" and

pri#ate in#estments in the regeneration of the +oburg CBD as the seat of the

pro#in"ial go#ernment0 Ha#ing spoken to pri#ate se"tor leaders, ' am "onfident

that there is an appetite and passion to in#est in the re#italisation of the CBD of +oburg0

We applaud the banks, mining houses, state(owned enterprises and other ma1or

"ompanies that "ontinue to in#est in both the +oburg CBD and its finan"ial

distri"t of Sandton0

'n strengthening the position of the Central Corridor as the finan"ial hub of our

"ountry and the "ontinent, we will work with national go#ernment and the City

to ensure that it be"omes the home of the B6'CS regional de#elopment bank0

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We are also working with national go#ernment and the City of +oburg on a

definite and "on"rete plan to re#italise the old townships of liptown and

-le!andra0 )he two townships are in a terrible and sorry state of disrepair0

'n order to "hange human settlement patterns o#er the ne!t fi#e years, 83 333housing units will be built in %ion $ark, in Diepsloot ast, in @leurhof, Cosmo

City, Malibongwe 6idge and &oud 6and0

'n addition we are working with the pri#ate se"tor and the City of +ohannesburg

on the following initiati#es to radi"ally "hange the spatial lands"ape of the

Central Corridor J Masingita "ity, 6eitfontein, Waterfall "ity, Modderfontein

"ity and Steyn "ity0 -ll these de#elopments will ha#e ma1or so"io(e"onomi"

benefits with regard to de"ent employment and e"onomi" in"lusion0

)he Masingita "ity, an integrated "ommer"ial and industrial hub, is a 62 billion

pri#ate in#estment that will "reate 8E,E33 1obs during the "onstru"tion stage and

appro!imately 83,333 1obs during its full operation0

't will also "ontribute to the township e"onomy re#italisation by supporting

township enterprises and SMMs in Soweto, %enasia and

BekkersdalL6andfontein0 )he first phase of "onstru"tion will "ommen"e in

Mar"h this year0

6ietfontein is a "omplete mi!ed(use node with more than 5 333 proposed

residential units, in"luding "ommer"ial property, distribution and warehousing;

retail and edu"ation fa"ilities0 )his in#estment is estimated at 6 43 billion and

has the potential to "reate 8= 333 1obs, during the "onstru"tion phase and

beyond0

Waterfall City is the largest "ity to be built in post(apartheid South -fri"a0 )he

estimated in#estment during "onstru"tion is 6 =8 billion with, an estimated 833

333 1obs "ould be "reated by the pro1e"t0 )he Modderfontein de#elopment will

in1e"t 6 5 billion into the e"onomy of the &auteng City 6egion and is e!pe"tedto "reate 8E3 333 1obs o#er the ne!t twenty years0

*ur partnership with the pri#ate se"tor and the City of +ohannesburg has

resulted in a 6 :0E billion in1e"tion into Steyn City de#elopment, in"luding the

"onstru"tion of a new arterial road G6E88 and infrastru"ture for basi" ser#i"es0

$hase 4 of the de#elopment will in1e"t in e!"ess of 6E3(billion into the

e"onomy of the &auteng City 6egion0

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-s part of propelling spatial transformation, the City of +oburg is e!panding the

e!isting 6eya Iaya Bus 6apid )ransit System to "o#er more areas in the "ity0

)he City has in#ested a total of 6 4 billion in this pro1e"t0

We fully support the City7s Corridors of @reedom spatial transformation andBlue e"onomy initiati#es, whi"h will see signifi"ant infrastru"ture in#estment

that will reshape the politi"al e"onomy of spa"e in one of -fri"a7s largest "ity0

)he "umulati#e effe"t and "ombined impa"t of all the aforementioned publi"

and pri#ate se"tor in#estments will be the "reation of new "ities and mega

e"onomi" nodes that will "hange the e"onomy and spa"e of the Central

Corridor0

Madame Speaker, let us now set our eyes on the astern De#elopment Corridor0

kurhuleni was the manufa"turing and transport hub of S-DC o#er manyde"ades during South -fri"a7s industrial e#olution0

Howe#er, it has e!perien"ed dramati" de(industrialisation o#er the past twenty

years0 Bold thinking and de"isi#e a"tion is reuired to re#erse this trend and

build a new e"onomy in this "orridor0

)ogether with the kurhuleni Metro and national go#ernment, we are now

undertaking 49 industrial initiati#es, under the banner of the -erotropolis, to

re#italise manufa"turing, a#iation, transport and logisti"s industries linked to the

*6 )ambo 'nternational -irport0 )his will dramati"ally transform the "urrent

industrial stru"ture of the e"onomy of kurhuleni0

Be"ause of the interregional nature and transformati#e magnitude of the

-erotropolis and its effe"t on the &C6 e"onomy, this pro1e"t has now been

ele#ated to being a &auteng City 6gion(wide initiati#e0

Honourable Speaker, the -erotropolis is one of the ma1or pro1e"ts that will help

us mo#e the &auteng City 6egion forward0 )he footprint of the -erotropolis

will also "o#er the %anseria -irport in +ohannesburg and the Wonderboom

-irport in )shwane0

'n addition there are also a number of unfolding initiati#es by state owned

"ompanies that will "ontribute to the reindustriali?ation of kurhuleni0 $6-S-

is rolling out appro!imately = 44 new rolling sto"k units with a pro1e"ted

in#estment of 6842 billion o#er a period of 43 years0 - total of 23 333 1obs will

be "reated o#er the same period0

With regard to freight and logisti"s, )ransnet7s in#estment in the inland ports of

)ambo Springs and Sentrarand will also ha#e a ma1or impa"t in re#italising thee"onomy of kurhuleni0

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)he )ambo Springs 'nland port de#elopment will ha#e an estimated 6=0E billion

in#estment o#er fi#e years0 )his pro1e"t will "reate a total of 883 333 1obs o#er

fifteen years0

-irport Company S-, Denel and ma1or pri#ate se"tor "ompanies are positioningthemsel#es in line with the imperati#es of the -erotropolis0 )here is huge

potential for these pro1e"ts to attra"t massi#e foreign dire"t in#estment into the

*6 )ambo 'ndustrial De#elopment one and the Spe"ial "onomi" one0

)o further "hange the spatial geography of this Corridor, we are rolling out the

Bus 6apid )ransit System in kurhuleni whose first phase will be operational

by Mar"h ne!t year0 *#er the ne!t fi#e years, more than 6 E33 million will be

in#ested in the B6) system in kurhuleni0 $ubli" transport infrastru"ture has

the potential to transform the kurhuleni spatial lans"ape and integrate thedesperate towns, "ities and human settlements of kurhuleni0

'n order "hange the human settlements paradigm, more than 833 333 housing

units will be deli#ered o#er the ne!t fi#e years in areas su"h as Chief -lbert

%uthuli, +ohn Dube !tension 4, )sakane !tension 44, &ermiston South,

%eeuwpoort, 6ietfontein and Clay#ille !tension E0

)he "umulati#e effe"t and "ombined impa"t of all these publi" and pri#ate

se"tor initiati#es and in#estments will "reate a new e"onomy and new spatial

lands"ape in kurthuleni and generate massi#e employment and opportunities

for e"onomi" in"lusion0

Honourable Speaker, allow me to now turn to the Northern Corridor, the

administrati#e Capital of our "ountry and the hub of the automoti#e industry0

)his is the main an"hor for resear"h, inno#ation and the knowledge(based

e"onomy in &auteng0

)he $ro#in"ial &o#ernment is supporting the City of )shwane7s initiati#e to

reshape the City7s spa"e and e"onomy into a new and more dynami" Capital

City0

'n order to respond to the imperati#e of inner("ity regeneration, we will work

with the City of )shwane to establish the West Capital de#elopment pro1e"t

whi"h will in"lude the de#elopment of a student #illage, sport in"ubatory "entre,

retail and "ommer"ial "omponents, inner "ity housing and health fa"ilities0

)he de#elopment of the -fri"an &ateway in the heart of Centurion in

partnership with the pri#ate se"tor is ma1or boost to the e"onomy of this

"orridor0 )his will be "omprised of the biggest Con#ention Centre, a massi#e

hotel, residential, "ommer"ial and additional offi"e spa"e will "reate a more

resilient e"onomi" node in Centurion0

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)he City of )shwane will in#est 6E4E million to establish a Business $ro"ess

*utsour"ing $ark in Hammanskraal0 )he $ark will offer on(site training,

te"hni"al support, in"ubators for SMMs0 )he pro1e"t is e!pe"ted to "reate o#er

8 333 1obs during "onstru"tion and o#er 8 333 indire"t 1obs0

Working with the pri#ate se"tor, the City of )shwane is rolling out free wi(fiwithin the City0 )o date 6 8E3 million has been in#ested in this initiati#e0

We "ontinue to support the automoti#e se"tor in the 6osslyn "luster through the

-utomoti#e 'ndustry De#elopment Centre0 'n the "oming months, the -'DC

will laun"h its se"ond in"ubation "entre in 6osslyn, )shwane, to a""elerate the

de#elopment of sustainable SMMs within the #ehi"le assembly industry0 )he

establishment of a freight and logisti"s hub that will support the automiti#e

industry is "urrently being in#estigated0

@rom a human settlements perspe"ti#e, more than 8:3 333 houses in

Hammanskraal, Winter#eldt, Sterkwater, %ady Selbourne, Soutpan $hase 8 to =,

%otus &arden, @ortwest, Capital $ark, Iermeulen, *lie#enhoutbos"h,

Nelmaphuis, ithobeni, irkney and Dan#ille0

Honourable Speaker, all these inter#entions will "hange the fa"e of )shwane

and "ontribute towards building a new e"onomy that is more modern and

transformed, in"lusi#e and sustainable in the "apital "ity of the 6epubli"0

Honourable members, the fourth "orridor that will now get my attention is the

Western Corridor0 )he West 6and distri"t has e!perien"ed signifi"ant de(

industrialisation due to the de"line of the mining industry, whi"h was the main

employer and sour"e of re#enue for muni"ipalities0

*#er the ne!t fi#e years, we shall work with national go#ernment,

muni"ipalities and the pri#ate se"tor to transform, modernise and di#ersify the

West 6and e"onomy and re#italise the mining towns0

)he e"onomy of the Western Corridor, will fo"us on the green and blue

e"onomy initiati#es, tourism, agro(pro"essing and logisti"s0 )he %anseria

-irport and Maropeng World Heritage Site will be the main an"hors of the new"ity and new e"onomy of the West 6and0

We are working with the the muni"ipalities and pri#ate se"tor partners to unlo"k

the potential of %anseria -iport logisti"s hub0 )hus far the pri#ate se"tor is

in1e"ting at least 6 E33 million in Cape! for the de#elopment of the airport,

with o#er 683 billion e!pe"ted to be in#ested in %anseria o#er the ne!t 8E

years0

'n order to position the Western Corridor as the hub of our agri(business and

agro(pro"essing industry, work is underway to le#erage this "orridor7s high#alue horti"ultural potential0

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'n this regard, we are working with the pri#ate se"tor to support 24 bla"k

farmers to plant barley and mai?e to be supplied to the nearby Heineken

Brewery0 )he pro1e"t will "reate 8 333 permanent 1obs per annum o#er three

years0

*#er the ne!t fi#e years, more than 843 333 houses in Sedibeng will be built inBoiketlong; &olden Highway; #aton; Iereeniging, Sa#anah City, 6atanda and

6 E9 Corridor0

-lso in this Corridor we will "ontinue to support the &auteng Highlands

de#elopment; a mi!ed(use de#elopment "omprising of industrial and residential

spa"e0 )his is a 63 billion in#estment aimed at "reating 4E 333 dire"t and

indire"t 1obs0

Honourable Members, all our de#elopment "orridors must be en#ironmentally

sustainable and promote the "reation of li#eable "ities0

'n this regard we will intensify the Bontle ke Botho "ampaign, through whi"h

we will ensure "lean "ities and towns0 We will mobilise "ommunities to work

with us to "ontribute to the "leaning of streets and the greening of parks and all

spa"es within the &auteng City 6egion0

@urthermore we will introdu"e blue e"onomy initiati#es, whi"h will entail

intense re"y"ling and re(use of waste to prote"t the en#ironment0 *ur "ities are

"urrently too dirty0 We need to go ba"k to basi"s as we build new "ities0

T(-*,%) E'(*(& Re+)$a/),a$)(*

Honourable Speaker, during the State of the $ro#in"e -ddress last year, we

"ommitted oursel#es to pla"e the township e"onomy at the "entre of our

programme for radi"al e"onomi" transformation0

We said townships "an longer be mere sites for the reprodu"tion of "heap labour

and for trading of goods and ser#i"es that township "ommunities do not

produ"e0

We said we must work towards "onditions where e#ery rand generated from the

township e"onomy "ir"ulates within the township e"onomy and benefits

township residents0

%ast year, we held the $ro#in"ial )ownship "onomy re#italisation Summit

whi"h was pre"eded by "onsultations with more than E3,333 township

enterprises from :E townships0

'n these intera"tions we agreed on the key steps needed to radi"ally transform

our townships from their histori" role as reser#oirs of "heap labour into "entresfor produ"ti#e and light manufa"turing a"ti#ity0

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*ur "onsultations ha#e produ"ed a strategy through whi"h we will "reate an

enabling and supporti#e en#ironment for e!isting and future township

enterprises to grow and flourish0

)he township e"onomy is now firmly part of our national e"onomi" poli"y0During his State of the Nation -ddress and response to the debate on S*N-,

$resident uma indi"ated that Ae"onomi" transformation to unlo"k growth also

means impro#ing the support pro#ided to small enterprises espe"ially township

and rural enterprises whi"h will promote e"onomi" a"ti#ities at lo"al le#el0

)he $ro#in"ial &o#ernment has already "ommitted more than 68:3(million to

the township e"onomy0 'n the 438EL8: fian"ial year, we ha#e allo"ated more

than 6 233 million to support township enterprises and "ooperati#es0

-t the same time muni"ipalities ha#e made substantial in#estments in thetownship e"onomy fo"using on township enterprise hubs0

*#er the ne!t fi#e years, the City of +ohannesburg, a "omponent of the township

e"onomy, has set aside 62 billion, )shwane 644 million and kurhuleni has

made a#ailable more than 68E3 million to support the township e"onomy and

township entrepreneurs0

We are ad#o"ating for the establishment of a )ownship "onomy $artnership

@und in#ol#ing the "orporate se"tor, township enterprises and go#ernment to

promote in#estment in the township e"onomy and de#elopment of township

enterprises and "ooperati#es0

'n addition we will work with the Cooperati#es Banks De#elopment -gen"y to

fa"ilitate the establishment of "o(operati#e banks that are owned by

"ommunities Gin"luding burial so"ieties and stok#els, as part of promoting

finan"ial in"lusion and broadening a""ess to "redit by township enterprises and

"ommunities0

Honourable Speaker the $ro#in"ial &o#ernment, "urrently, spends at least Eof its 683 billion pro"urement budget for goods and ser#i"es on township

enterprises0 We ha#e now "ommitted to set aside 23 of publi" pro"urement

budget for township enterprises o#er the ne!t fi#e years0

Some of our go#ernment #ehi"les will be repaired by township(based

enterprises at sele"ted repair hubs supported by our -utomoti#e 'ndustry

De#elopment Centre G-'DC0

We will strengthen three e!isting township e"onomi" hubs in Mohlakeng,

Winter#eld and )embisa in the "oming months0 Se#en new township hubs will be established in nnerdale, Hammanskraal, Mabopane and 6eiger $ark0 We

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will also re#italise the 'ndustrial $arks in atlehong, *rlando, 6esidentia,

hutsong and nnerdale0

We are prioriti?ing the de#elopment of agri(parks on the periphery of urban

settlements where young people will be gi#en opportunities to farm0Honourable Speaker, we are en"ouraged by the le#el of support shown by the

"orporate se"tor on the township e"onomy re#italisation and mainstreaming0

We parti"ularly would like to mention the automoti#e industry, whi"h has made

signifi"ant strides in introdu"ing township entrepreneurs to the automoti#e

industry0

'n Diepsloot, about 8:3 township entrepreneurs in#ol#ed in light manufa"turing

and other produ"ti#e a"ti#ities will benefit from the 680:(billion in#estment in

the 6i#ersandsLDiepsloot SMM 'n"ubation Hub, with state(of(art fa"ilities0

)he 6i#ersands 'n"ubation Hub is at the heart of the new 6i#ersands

Commer"ial $ark, whi"h will pro#ide mentorship and enterprise support to

ensure that when SMMs graduate from the programme, they are better pla"ed

to grow and e!pand0

Coupled with the adoption of the fi#e de#elopment "orridors as the dri#ers of

radi"al e"onomi" transformation, de"isi#e spatial transformation and re(

industrialisation, the se"ond ma1or le#er to "hange the e"onomy and spa"e of

the &auteng City 6egion will be through a massi#e and well "oordinated

infrastru"ture in#estment programme0

Madame Speaker, ' would like to fo"us on the work we are doing with national

go#ernment, muni"ipalities and pri#ate se"tor players in infrastru"ture

de#elopment0

*ur infrastru"ture in#estment programme fo"uses on the following key areas/

> $ubli" )ransport

> Broadening the nergy Mi!

> 'C) and Broadband> Water and Sanitation

*#er the ne!t four years, as the &auteng $ro#in"ial &o#ernment our total

in#estment in infrastru"ture de#elopment will be more than 624 billion, while

&auteng muni"ipalities will spend 69 billion o#er the ne!t fi#e years0 )his

in#estment will ha#e a massi#e multiplier effe"t on the e"onomy of the &auteng

City 6egion0

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Honourable Members, we ha#e adopted a 4E(year integrated transport master

plan fo"using on de#eloping a "ity region wide transport system and an effi"ient

transport network to underpin spatial transformation and in"lusi#e growth0

-s part of strengthening our in#estment in publi" transport, we are "ondu"ting a

feasibility study with a #iew of e!panding the e!isting &autrain 6apid 6ailSystem0

We ha#e already outlined the work being done together with mun"ipalities in

in#esting in the rollout Bus 6apid )ransit systems in thew metros0

We ha#e also indi"ated the e!tent to whi"h $6-S-7s new rolling sto"k of

passenger "oa"hes will re#italise and modernise the publi" transport

infrastr"utre and "reate a big stimulus for re(industrialisation and lo"al

produ"tion0

We wish to reiterate that only a massi#e in"rease in publi" transport

infrastru"ture, in"luding a signifi"ant e!pansion of the rail network will help us

dri#e industrialisation and spatial transformation0 More inno#ati#e solutions

will be reuired to fund publi" transport and infrastru"ture reuirements0

)he people of &auteng, ' wish to reiterate that transformation, modernisation

and re(industrialisation will not be possible without paying serious attention to

the "riti"al issue of energy se"urity0

'n order to broaden the energy mi! plan in the &auteng City 6egion, we adopted

a plan with si! inter#entions/

• We ha#e been working with muni"ipalities to finalise plans to bring in

additional 8433 megawatts of ele"tri"ty by in"reasing generation "apa"ity

of the "urrent "oal(fired power stations in )shwane G6ooiwal and $retoria

West $ower and +oburg Gel#in Station0

• We are installing roof top solar panels for all our go#ernment buildings0

*ur estimate is that we ha#e a#ailable 5 million suare metres of roof top

spa"e suitable for this and will be able to generate 233(E33 megawatts of ele"tri"ity0

• We are implementing a programme to retrofit our "oal fired boilers with

natural gas0

• We are implementing the )ri(generation programme in si! hospitals0 )ri(

generation is a te"hnology that is able to produ"e ele"tri"ity for heating

and "ooling using gas0

• We are initiating the waste to energy programme0 )his programme is

aimed at "on#erting waste from our fa"ilities into bio(gas0

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• We will "ontinue our energy effi"ien"y programme through whi"h we aim

to repla"e e!isting lights in all our fa"ilities and go#ernment buildings

with %D lights0 We ha#e thus far repla"ed E 333 lights in our health

fa"ilities0

Honourable Speaker, working together with the pri#ate se"tor, we will also

in#est in lo"al solar te"hnologies0 'n this regard, we are supporting an initiati#e

by the ni#ersity of +ohannesburg and the pri#ate se"tor to build a

manufa"turing plant and a solar plant in &auteng0

)his pro1e"t, whi"h is worth 6= billion, will supply E33 mega(watts of solar

energy and will "reate more than 8E 333 dire"t and indire"t 1obs

We ha#e to take e#ery step to ensure we power the massi#e industrial, humansettlements and publi" transport de#elopments that we outlined earlier0

Honourable Speaker, our goal remains that of being a smart pro#in"e0

@or this reason, we "ontinue to in#est in 'C) infrastru"ture and most

importantly e(go#ernment ser#i"es0 )he $ro#in"ial &o#ernment7s total

in#estment in 'C) infrastru"ture is more than 6 233 million o#er the ne!t three

years0

We will also work with pri#ate se"tor network "ompanies to dis"uss how we "anfast(tra"k the realisation of our goal of a"hie#ing 833 "onne"ti#ity o#er the

ne!t fi#e years and unleash the potential of the lo"al 'C) industry to promote

SMM de#elopment and township e"onomy re#italisation00

Madame Speaker, we are pleased to announ"e that we are e!tending 'C)

"onne"ti#ity to publi" s"hools to fa"ilitate e(learning0

-s we implement our 'C) strategy, we will ensure that we "reate new lo"al

industries a"ross the 'C) #alue "hain0 )hese in"lude industries for the de#i"e

manufa"turing, maintenan"e, repairs, "reation of new appli"ations and the

pro#ision of ser#i"es in the 'C) se"tors0

Honourable Speaker, water s"ar"ity "an ser#e as a ma1or stumbling blo"k to the

a"hie#ement of the goals of our )M60 @or uite some time, e!perts ha#e been

warning that our "ountry is a water s"ar"e "ountry0

'n &auteng, we are working with national go#ernment and muni"palities to

address ma1or "on"erns pertaining to water se"urity and infrastru"ture

de#elopment0 )he re"ent water supply interrruptions ha#e brought to the fore

these "on"erns0

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We ha#e established a water and sanitation "oordinating forum whi"h will

enable us to rapidly de#elop and implement a City 6egion(wide plan on water

and se"urity, in"luding on the urgent need to find a strategi" solution to the

problem of -"id Mine Drainage0

We will also fo"us on en"ouraging rain water har#esting in households,

go#ernment and business premises and eradi"ating water leakages through

fo"using on infrastru"ture maintenan"e0

$ubli" awareness "ampaigns to en"ourage responsible water usage will also be

up s"aled0 *ur target is to redu"e water losses by 8E in line with national

go#ernment7s Water for &rowth Strategy0

Honourable Speaker, as a result of our initiati#es to radi"ally transform the

spatial geography of &auteng, to industriali?e and reindustrialise our e"onomy;&auteng will ne#er be the same again<

)he infrastru"ture de#elopment and in#estment programme will be "oordinated

through the re"ently established &auteng 'nfrastru"ture Coordination

Commission "haired by the $remier, and "omprising all mayors to ensure

authority and swift de"ision(making that supports the new spatial de#elopment

perspe"ti#e of fi#e de#elopment "orridors0

ACCELERATED SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

Honourable Speaker, as we endea#our to reindustrialise our e"onomy, to

modernise and transform our so"iety we must "ontinue to pay eual attention to

a""elerated so"ial transformation0

We need a de"isi#e "iti?enry to mo#e the &auteng City 6egion @orward<

Honourable Speaker, as &auteng we started off 438E on a high note0

We say this be"ause the Matri" Class of 438 made us proud0 )hey were thetop performers in the "ountry with a total pass rate of 5,=0

' take this opportunity on"e again to "ongratulate the Matri" Class of 438 for a

1ob well done0 )hey ha#e set a new and de"ent standard with whi"h we will

measure those who "ome after them0

$erforman"e of one of the great su""esses of our poli"ies is the phenomenal

impro#ement of the township s"hools in the matri" e!ams0

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)ownship s"hools ha#e performed at =5,:, 1ust :,8 behind the pro#in"ial

a#erage0 'n 4383, township s"hools were almost 83 behind the pro#in"ial

a#erage0

)he a"hie#ement gap between fee and no(fee s"hools, has redu"ed from 85 in4383 to 84, in 4380 'n 438, the matri" performan"e of -le!andra was =4,

#aton was 53, atlehong was =5, Soshangu#e was =E, Soweto was 58

and )embisa was 540

)hese a"hie#ements are due to our inter#entions through programmes su"h as

the Se"ondary S"hool 'nter#entions $rogramme and the role of "i#il so"iety and

"ommunities in supporting and monitoring of s"hools and learners in their areas

and "ontributing to "reating "onditions to a"hie#e uality edu"ation0

%earners from township s"hools are among the top a"hie#ers in the 438 matri"

e!ams0 *ut of the 4: learners that a"hie#ed full marks in sub1e"ts su"h as

Maths, $hysi"al S"ien"e, -""ounting and %ife S"ien"e, 4E learners were -fri"an

learners from township s"hools0

&auteng is also proud to ha#e produ"ed one of our brightest young minds,

6eginald Champala, from Dr Harry &wala High S"hool in Da#eyton0 His

a"hie#ements in 438, in"lude being the best learner in &eography, %ife

S"ien"e, $hysi"al S"ien"e and Mathemati"s and )op %earner from a $riority

S"hool0

6eginald is on his way to realising his dream to be"ome a Maths professor0 He

is now studying BS" in Maths and S"ien"e at Wits ni#ersity0

We are also proud of Sigourney %ishman, from -frikaanse Hoer Meisieskool,

who wrote 5 sub1e"ts and a"hie#ed se#en distin"tions0 Congratulations to

6eginald and Sigourney0

.oung $eople like 6eginald and Sigourney indeed are mo#ing the &auteng

City 6egion @orward<

We also want to a"knowledge the $humlani, iniswini and 6eitumetse

Se"ondary S"hools, whi"h are the top three township s"hools in the pro#in"e0

Honourable Members, as the &auteng City 6egion we must "ompare oursel#es

with the best in the world0 *ur goal is to produ"e learners who will "ompete

globally0

)his reuires that we "ontinue to impro#e the uality of publi" edu"ation a"ross

the s"hooling system, with a parti"ular fo"us on impro#ing edu"ation out"omesin maths and s"ien"e0

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We ha#e taken ma1or steps towards moderni?ing the deli#ery of edu"ation in the

&auteng City 6egion0 )his we did through the laun"h of our highly a""laimed

paperless, te"hnologi"ally enabled Asmart s"hools and As"hools and "lassrooms

of the future0

We ha#e allo"ated a total of 640: billion for edu"ation infrastru"ture deli#ery0

We are "on#erting e!isting s"hools into smart s"hools0 'n addition to the se#en

s"hools laun"hed in De"ember, si! more s"hools ha#e been identified0

We ha#e, in addition, pro#ided 55,333 tablets for use in our s"hools and will

"ontinue to ad#an"e e(learning0

)hrough this programme we are mo#ing "loser to the kind of so"iety en#isagedin the National De#elopment $lan; a so"iety where opportunity is not

determined by birth but by ability, edu"ation and hard work0

We are well on tra"k to uni#ersalising &rade 6 as we belie#e we must in#est in

our learners from the foundation phase onwards0

We ha#e already in"reased the number of learners in &rade 6 from :E,333 in

4339 to "lose to 882,333 in 4380 By 4389, we aim to ha#e a"hie#ed full a""ess

to &rade 6 with o#er 433,333 learners in publi" and pri#ate fa"ilities0

-s part of building our s"hools as "entres of e!"ellen"e, we will "ontinue to

work with parents, "ommunities and tea"hers in "reating an en#ironment in

whi"h all our learners thri#e0

)his is our "olle"ti#e responsibility0 We need to de#elop these young minds in

order to mo#e the &auteng City 6egion @orward<

Honourable Speaker, in the past few months we ha#e obser#ed with great sho"k

ra"ism and intoleran"e in our s"hools0 )his una""eptable beha#iour is fuelled by

adults as no "hild is born a ra"ist0%et us remind oursel#es that South -fri"a belongs to all who li#e in it; Bla"k

and White; we are one people, one nation and with a shared destiny0

Honourable Speaker, to strengthen and de#elop our future skills, we ha#e

allo"ated additional resour"es to our bursary s"heme for outstanding performers0

'n 438L8E finan"ial year, the &auteng City 6egion -"ademy has awarded E844

benefi"iaries at a "ost of o#er 68 53, 333, 333 in order to support to students

studying towards #arious ualifi"ations in"luding s"ar"e skills0

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'n the last three years, we in#ested a total of 6E3, 333, 333 to support 5 33

students, =3 of these bursaries were offered to females and 23 to males0 We

are aiming to e!pand the bursary s"heme and to in"rease allo"ations by 4E in

partnership with the pri#ate se"tor0

We would like to a"knowledge partners who are already assisting in the bursary

programme su"h as the South -fri"an 'nstitute of Chartered -""ountants and

S)-s0 We also hope to in"rease our )I) students7 bursary allo"ations0

Whilst we ha#e made signifi"ant progress in supporting students, through the

NS@-S and the &C6- Bursary S"heme, we need to do more0

We will "ontinue to partner with the pri#ate se"tor, parents and the rest of "i#il

so"iety to ensure that no deser#ing and ualifying students are e!"luded be"ause

of la"k of funds0'n this regard ' would like to "ongratulate the Wits S6C who took it upon

themsel#es and laun"hed a fund to support their fellow students0 )his is #ery

"ommendable and is an e!ample worthy of emulating0

' also like to thank those that ha#e "ontributed to the fund0 'n parti"ular ' would

like to thank Ms Basetsana )hokoane, who donated 6EE2 3330330 Basetsana

was edu"ated by the -fri"an National Congress in e!ile and she is #ery

passionate about ensuring that young people who work hard are supported to

a"hie#e their dreams0 )his is the spirit in whi"h we will ha#e to "ontinue if we

are to mo#e &auteng @orward<

Honourable members, you may re"all that during the last S*$-, we announ"ed

that we will laun"h )shepo E33 333 in Mar"h 438E to fa"ilitate the training,

entrepreneurship de#elopment and employment opportunities restoring hope

among young people in our pro#in"e0

' am glad to report that we laun"hed the programme in De"ember last year,

three months ahead of target0 )he response of the pri#ate se"tor and young

people themsel#es has been o#erwhelmingly positi#e0 *ur target is to "reate

E33 333 de"ent and sustainable 1obs and entrepreneurship opportunities for young people by 43890

' am pleased to announ"e that, sin"e De"ember last year we ha#e re"ei#ed 495=

appli"ants and ha#e been able to pla"e E8= young people in 1obs0 ' would like to

thank the following "ompanies who ha#e already employed a number of our

young people as part of this initiati#e; Dis"hem, Stallion Se"urity, Ma"Donalds,

$restige, @loren"e Waiters, Steers, Burger ing and -B' %ogisti"s0

We are also pleased that many other "ompanies and State *wned nterprisesha#e made pledges to "ontribute to )shepo E33 3330

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)his year we aim to "reate E3 333 of these opportunities; 8E3 333 in 438: and

84E 333 in 43890

)his is yet another e!ample of future partnerships between go#ernment and the

pri#ate se"tor0

' urge other pri#ate se"tor "ompanies to "ome on board so that together we "an

"ontinue to inspire hope and "reate a better future for our young people0

Honourable Speaker, Health is an integral to the well(being of our "ommunities

and to the effe"ti#e fun"tioning of our e"onomy0

$rimary Health Care is the ba"kbone of our health system and ensuring that we

are responsi#e to the needs of "ommunities0

We now ha#e 2=E primary health "are fa"ilities in the pro#in"e0By 4389, we will ha#e o#er 433 "lini"s whi"h "omply with norms and

standards0 We will also in"rease the number of ward(based primary health "are

teams to o#er 330

*ur inter#entions ha#e led to in"reased life e!pe"tan"y at birth o#er the period

4338(433: "ompared to 4388(438: from E:08 to :409 for males and for females

from :304 to ::00 We ha#e also shown signifi"ant su""esses in redu"ing the

in"iden"e of )B and in a"hie#ing a treatment "ure rate of 5E08, abo#e the

target of 50

'n intensifying the fight against H'I and -ids, we ha#e tested o#er 5 million

people for H'I and initiated "lose to one million people on anti(retro#iral

therapy0

We ha#e redu"ed infant positi#ity to 80, through the programme to pre#ent

the transmission of H'I from mother to "hild0 We are intensifying our

"ampaigns on H'I and -ids and )B and paying parti"ular attention to

en"ouraging our people to li#e healthy life styles0

We are making good progress in the rollout of the National Health 'nsuran"e,

whi"h has been piloted in )shwane0 We are also pleased to note that we are the

best performing pro#in"e in assessments of "omplian"e with national "ore

standards in health0 &auteng was rated at =E0: against the national a#erage of

:E050

Honourable Speaker, as result of problems in the finan"ial management and

administration within our health system, in the pre#ious term of offi"e we

introdu"ed the Health )urnaround Strategy and the Department of Health was pla"ed under se"tion 85 of the $@M-0 ' am pleased to announ"e that we are

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making good progress in impro#ing performan"e in all these areas and that we

will be in a position to return to normality by May 438E0

)his in"ludes stabilising the finan"es and other aspe"ts of the administration0 'n

parti"ular, we are registering impro#ements in the timeous payment of our suppliers, elimination of a""ruals and re#enue management0

-s part of the moderni?ation of publi" health ser#i"es, we will prioritise the

de#elopment of e(health systems0

We offi"ially opened and handed o#er to the "ommunity the new state of the art

Natalspruit Hospital within the first 833 days of the fifth administration0

)his is our hospital of the future; a sign of things to "ome; an indi"ation of

what we mean by modernising health "are0

We are proud to announ"e that in two hospitals ola(+abulani and New Natalspruit are now on e(health programme, whi"h in"ludes the introdu"tion of

ele"troni" patient re"ord0

)his will redu"e ueues and impro#e the effi"ien"y of our health fa"ilities0 We

are also working towards rolling out this programme throughout the pro#in"e0

During one of my unannoun"ed #isits to the )embisa Hospital ' "ame fa"e to

fa"e with the reality that many of our people grapple with on a daily basis0

)here ' met an elderly woman who had been waiting in long ueues to either

"olle"t medi"ation or see a do"tor0 Some of them had been waiting sin"e Eam0

)hey told me that part for the reason they ha#e to wait for long hours in ueues

was that the Hospital was using a manual filing system making it diffi"ult to

lo"ate patient files with ease and speed0 Some of the files were getting lost0

*ur e(health programme will help us bring an end to this totally una""eptable

state of affairs0

Honourable Members, ' am pleased to announ"e that following a "ommunity

parti"ipation pro"ess, we will rename three of our hospitals to honour some of outstanding martyrs who ha#e sa"rifi"ed their li#es for our freedom0 ola(

+abulani Hospital, will be named after the late Bheki Mlangeni; the Natalspruit

Hospital will be named after the late )helle Mogoerane; and @ar ast 6and

Hospital will be named after the late Mme 6uth @irst0

-s part of impro#ing our health infrastru"ture, we will "ommen"e with the

building of new hospitals in Soshangu#e and %ilian Ngoyi as well as

re#italisation of the +ubilee, alafong, Sebokeng, .usuf Dadoo, )ambo

Memorial and ayalami Hospital0

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Honourable Speaker, last year we made a "ommitment to work with #arious

se"tors of so"iety in the fight against "rime0 *ur aim is to build safer

"ommunities0 *ur people must feel safe in pla"es of work, homes, re"reational

fa"ilities and e#erywhere they find themsel#es in this pro#in"e0

While "rime dropped in almost all the key "rime "ategories in the period 4383

to 4384L82, the 4382L8 figures show a re#ersal in this regard, with in"reases in

murder, robbery and other areas0

Dealing de"isi#ely with "rime is "riti"al to the so"ial fibre of our "ommunities

and e"onomy0 We will therefore need to intensify our "ommon efforts to bring

"rime under "ontrol0

-mong the important inter#entions in this regard are impro#ing a""ess to

poli"ing through se"tor poli"ing; in"reasing poli"e #isibility and ensuringui"ker response times0 We are also building working relations a"ross the

"riminal 1usti"e "luster0

'n September 438, we held a Summit -gainst Crime with key stakeholders to

de#elop a "omprehensi#e strategy in#ol#ing all se"tors of our so"iety0

-s part of impro#ing "i#ilian o#ersight of poli"ing, we will by the 8 st of -pril

438E appoint the Head of the Ci#ilian Se"retariat in &auteng and ensure that the

se"retariat is effe"ti#ely "apa"itated0

Honourable Members, our "hildren are killed0 We appeal to the "ommunity to

"ontinue to work with the poli"e to ensure that "hild killers are arrested and

"on#i"ted0

We will "ontinue to strengthen "ommunity(poli"e relations and build a strong

mo#ement against "rime0 We "ommend "i#il so"iety organisations who are

doing good work in partnership with go#ernment, in"luding S-B6'C and

Business against Crime0

We also "ommend those honest and hard(working men and women in uniform

who daily put their li#es on the line to keep us safe in our homes and in our "ommunities0

$eople of &auteng, ' am deeply "on"erned that the fight against "rime is

undermined by in(fighting and "onlfi"t among the top e"helons of the S-$S in

our pro#in"e0 *ur "on"erns ha#e been brought to the attention of the National

Minister of $oli"e and the National Commissioner0 We hope these "on"erns will

be speedily addressed so that the leadership of the poli"e "an fo"us on their 1ob/

keeping our "ommunities safe in partenrship, with "ommunity(based stru"tures0

Honourable, Speaker, drug and al"ohol abuse remains a ma1or problem in our "ommunities0

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-s parents in &auteng, we are deeply worried about whether our "hildren will

be"ome #i"tims of drug abuse0 Nyaope in parti"ular is ra#aging our townships

and tearing families apart0

We will intensify the implementation of our "omprehensi#e response to thiss"ourge0 We are enhan"ing our "apa"ity to deal with the pre#ention and

treatment of drug abuse and working with the poli"e to "lamp down on the

produ"tion and distribution of illegal substan"es0

We ha#e designed a prototype treatment "entre whi"h will ser#i"e as a one stop

"entre to pro#ide integrated and "omprehensi#e treatment of substan"e abuse

and impro#e a""ess0

'n addition to in(patient and out(patient treatment, the "entre will also pro#ideskills de#elopment, and ser#e as a half(way house to ease integration ba"k into

so"iety0 Building of the first "entre will "ommen"e in 438: and we will

"omplete "entres in ea"h of the pro#in"e7s fi#e regions0

)he role of "i#il so"iety is "ru"ial in building a so"ial mo#ement against drugs0

radi"ating gender(based #iolen"e reuires a"ti#e "ollaboration a"ross "i#il

so"iety se"tors and go#ernment0 We will in the year ahead a"ti#ely mobilise

"ommunities and 1oin hands with "i#il so"iety organisations, in parti"ular men,

to 1oin in the fight against gender based #iolen"e0

We will build on work to date to impro#e forensi"s "apa"ity in the pro#in"e,

in"luding the training of forensi" so"ial workers, to impro#e "on#i"tion rates0

We will "ontinue to e!pand a""ess to #i"tim support ser#i"es and pla"es of

refuge for #i"tims of abuse, bringing the total number of green doors in the

pro#in"e to E3 o#er the ne!t few years0 'khaya %ethemba will "ontinue to

pro#ide support to #i"tims, in"luding in assisting them in bringing their

perpetrators to book0 We will further ups"ale the number of #i"tims of abuse

who are assisted with a""ess to e"onomi" opportunities0

'n this regard, we will "ontinue to work in our "ommunities to rea"h thousands

of men through the Men as Safety $romoters groups and work in "ollaboration

with the mo#ement of men and boys against gender(based #iolen"e0

Honourable Members, too many of our people die on our roads0 We will

impro#e traffi" law enfor"ement and pedestrian safety0 'ntensified road safety

edu"ation will be undertaken and in"luded in s"hool "urri"ula0

Honourable Speaker, po#erty and ineuality remain a "hallenge for all of us0

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We are determined to strengthen the fight against po#erty in"luding urban

po#erty0

'n this regard we ha#e adopted a "omprehensi#e strategy against urban po#erty0

*ur work in"ludes the pro#ision of food par"els to the most #ulnerable and"hildren in the poorest wards support for small(s"ale farmers and "ooperati#es

and the training of 8 E33 youth benefi"iaries through our 3 1ob "entres in the

pro#in"e0

-n additional 333 benefi"iaries will be pro#ided with e"onomi",

entrepreneurial opportunities and skills0

-s part of our efforts to impro#e a""ess to produ"ti#e e"onomi" a"ti#ities and in

order to redu"e dependen"y, we will link more than 2:33 benefi"iaries to

employment opportunities and other e"onomi" a"ti#ities0

We will also work with township enterprises to engage those in need in the

produ"tion of goods su"h as paper towels, plasti", furniture, tombstones, bri"ks,

upholstery, hydroponi"s, paint, "ondoms and baked goods0

)o redu"e po#erty, hunger and food inse"urity, we will e!pand urban

agri"ulture, in"luding "ommunity and s"hool food gardens to ensure that our

people ha#e the "apa"ity to produ"e their own food0 )his will also entail

working with our muni"ipalities to identify suitable land for "ommunity farming

"ooperati#es0

-s go#ernment we will work together with "i#il so"iety to promote our #ision

of a more "aring so"iety whi"h raises our "ommon humanity, promotes mutual

respe"t and support and prote"ts the most #ulnerable0

We will therefore pay parti"ular attention to promoting so"ial de#elopment,

so"ial "ohesion and eradi"ating urban po#erty in "ollaboration with "i#il so"iety

organi?ations0

'n parti"ular we will "ontinue to build moral "ommunities, healthy and skilled

people as well as stronger families and so"ially in"lusi#e and "ohesi#e"ommunities0

We ha#e thus far de#eloped a number of strategies to fast tra"k so"ial

de#elopment and so"ial "ohesion within the &auteng City 6egion0

*ur immediate task is to "oordinate these strategies for better and effe"ti#e

implementation0

Honourable Members, last month we witnessed in Soweto and se#eral parts of the pro#in"e in"iden"e of #iolen"e against foreign nationals0 We reiterate our

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"ondemnation of these #iolent a"ts and any form of dis"rimination against our

people0

We "all upon our people to "ontinue to embra"e all foreign nationals who "all

South -fri"a and &auteng in parti"ular their home0

We will during the month of May as part of the -fri"a Day "elebrations organise

dialogues with the foreign nationals form other parts of the "ontinent and the

rest of the world to dis"uss how we "an li#e and work together and "ontribute

to the growth and de#elopment of our pro#in"e0

)he !panded $ubli" Works $rogramme G$W$ has now entered its third

phase sin"e its laun"h ten years ago0

-gainst the ba"k drop of high(le#els of unemployment and "urrent e"onomi"

situation, the $W$ remains rele#ant to pro#ide work opportunities and in"omesupport to the poor and the unemployed through labour(intensi#e deli#ery of

publi", "ommunity and en#ironmental ser#i"es0

)he main thrust of this phase is promoting de#elopment through 1ob "reation

and skills de#elopment; in"reased "ommunity parti"ipation and "ommunity(

ownership; in"reased infrastru"ture maintenan"e; and impro#ed uality in

implementation0

&auteng will "ontribute to the national target of : million work opportunities by

"reating 8 million of su"h work opportunities by 4389, with spe"ifi" fo"us on

women, youth and people with disabilities0

-lready the &auteng &o#ernment has "reated 4 45 work opportunities0 *ur

muni"ipalities ha#e "reated : 9:3 work opportunities0

Howe#er, mu"h still more needs to be done<

Honourable Speaker, the &auteng City 6egion, in terms of population its mainly

"onstituted by the youth0 'n this regard our efforts are dire"ted towards youthde#elopment be"ause the youth are the future of &auteng0

)he re"ent Ouality of %ife Sur#ey done by the &auteng City 6egion

*bser#atory indi"ates that the ma1ority of the people of &auteng are satisfied

about the work of go#ernment0

We will "ontinue to harness the positi#e publi" mood that is "urrently sweeping

our pro#in"e0 'n parti"ular we will work with youth formation to respond to

their ongoing "hallenges0

'n Mar"h, we will work with the youth to engage further on how we "anenhan"e e!isting initiati#es aimed at addressing the plight of the youth0

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Honourable Speaker, we ha#e been in#esting in #arious sporting "odes to ensure

that we remain the home of "hampions0 *ur work has in"luded in#esting in

s"hool sports and de#eloping sporting talent within "ommunities,

We ha#e in this regard un#eiled the Mabaleng programme, whi"h is about building sports and re"reational fa"ilities in our "ommunities0 )his programme

will also "ontribute to township re#italisation and ensure that our "hildren are

off the streets0

$eople of &auteng, our goal is to build a so"ially in"lusi#e so"iety, hen"e we

will "ontinue to fo"us on strengthening the fight against "rime, building moral

"ommunities, strengthening the family stru"ture and its support me"hanisms,

promoting healthy lifestyles, building national pride and a "ommon nationhood0

During the State of the $ro#in"e -ddress last year, we made a "ommitment to

preser#e and promote our heritage, in"luding heritage sites and "elebrating

heroes and heroines of our struggle0

)his year being the :3th -nni#ersary of the @reedom Charter, together with the

City of +oburg, we are in#esting in preser#ing the museum at the Walter Sisulu

Saure of Dedi"ation and will "on#ert the house of Mme Charlotte Ma!eke in

liptown into a museum and an interpretation "entre0

-s part of Human 6ights Month, we will "ommemorate the EEth -nni#ersary of

the Sharpe#ille massa"re0

' am also pleased to announ"e that we will this year "omplete and hando#er the

Women7s Monument in )shwane0

-s part of "elebrating the heroes and heroines of our struggle, we will offi"ially

un#eil the statue of Mam Bertha &!owa at Ditselane Cultural Iillage in

Iosloorus0

Honourable Speaker, we remain "ommitted to building an a"ti#ist and "leango#ernment and in this way fundamentally "hange the way our people

e!perien"e go#ernment0

Sin"e assuming offi"e, we ha#e been hard at work to impro#e the way

go#ernment works so &auteng7s people "an see their ele"ted representati#es in

a"tion responding to all their "on"erns and aspirations0

)eam &auteng has gone dire"tly to where there are problems to engage with

those affe"ted to find solutions0 We are 1oining up with the leadership of

muni"ipalities in this task0 Conseuently we "an say with "ertainty that we are ago#ernment in a"tion, at work and on the ground with the people at all times0

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We "omforted distraught families of murdered "hildren and "almed angry

"ommunities frustrated by the barbari" and #i"ious killings0 0 We are su""eeding

in turning anger and frustration into a positi#e "ommunity for"e for mobilisation

against "rime and all so"ial pathology0

We ha#e engaged dire"tly with "ommunity protesters who are frustrated by poor

ser#i"e deli#ery and "orruption0 We are su""eeding in shifting "ommunities

from #iolent protests by offering instead a rapid response "ulture and

meaningful parti"ipation0

%et me say what ' ha#e said before; Aan a"ti#ist go#ernment is not afraid of

"ommunities, howe#er angry they may be0 %eaders must ne#er be afraid to fa"e

"ommunities, whate#er insults they may fa"e0 't "omes with the 1ob of being arepresentati#e of the people0 't reuires men and women with a big heart, who

"an listen, who "are and a"t on people7s genuine problems0

Where "ommunities fa"e serious "hallenges to gal#anise the energies of our

people we ha#e worked together addressing all "hallenges ( from Bekkersdal to

Mamelodi, Bronkhorspruit, 6eiger$ark, Mogale City, Da#eyton, )embisa,

-le!andra, $rin"ess, Westbury to %enasia South and Soweto0

We will "ontinue to do so0

Honourable Speaker, in order to institutionalise our rapid response to

"ommunity "on"erns as well as our proa"ti#e engagement with "ommunities,

we laun"hed the Ntirhisano Ser#i"e Deli#ery 6apid 6esponse System; our

Ser#i"e Deli#ery War 6oom0

)he War 6oom allows us to respond with speed to issues raised by "ommunities

thus pre#enting es"alation into #iolent protests0

)he Ser#i"e Deli#ery War 6oom is "urrently being rolled out to all our

muni"ipalities0

-s part of impro#ing our responsi#eness to "on"erns raised by "ommunities, we

are delighted to report that we ha#e been able to respond to =E of publi"

"on"erns raised through our Hotline within =4 hours0

- total of 5E of "alls that "ome through our Hotline are responded to in less

than 43 se"onds0

'n a "on"erted effort to impro#e the uality of ser#i"e deli#ery, we will "ontinue

with unannoun"ed #isits and inspe"tions to ser#i"e deli#ery sites0

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)hrough these #isits, as publi" representati#es, we are able to e!perien"e first(

hand the hardships that some of our people are e!posed to at our ser#i"e

deli#ery sites0

We are thus better informed of the dire"t inter#entions needed to impro#e theway our people e!perien"e go#ernment0 We ha#e also intera"ted with informal

traders in +ohannesburg and )shwane to address their "on"erns and reaffirm that

they too are an important stakeholder in our e"onomy0

6e"ently we met the people of Soweto as well as with those business people

who were affe"ted by the sporadi" atta"ks on foreign nationals0

We did this to e!press our "ondemnation of the senseless #iolen"e, "riminality

and intoleran"e taking pla"e at the time, and to "omfort those affe"ted by thesea"ts0

*ur message was "lear/ those who "ome to our "ountry legally to make an

honest li#ing and a "ontribution to the de#elopment of our so"iety must be

allowed to do so without hindran"e0

ually those who "ome to our "ountry must a"uire the ne"essary

do"umentation and those who be"ome traders should do so within the rele#ant

pres"ripts0

We were on the ground again re"ently in Mohlakeng to help address the

"hallenges in that "ommunity0

We applaud the young people of Mohlakeng who are reported to be "olle"ting

books for their own underground library, in response to the burning of the

"ommunity library in that area a few weeks ago0

Honourable Speaker, as part of our o#erall "ommitment to building a

go#ernment system founded on prin"iples of integrity and a""ountability we are

taking "on"rete steps to strengthen the integrity of our go#ernment and its

institutions and promote "orruption free, "lean go#ernment0'n doing this wemo#e from the premise that "orruption is a ma1or stumbling blo"k to

de#elopment0 't is also a serious "rime against the poor0

We will therefore "ontinue to a"t without fear or fa#our on all pro#en "ases of

"orruption<

'n order to impro#e restore publi" "onfiden"e in go#ernment7s pro"urement

pro"ess, we are "urrently piloting an open tender pro"ess in )reasury and the

Department of )ransport0

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-s Honourable members know the Cedar 6oad *pen )ender is well ad#an"ed

and will be publi"ally ad1udi"ated l in Mar"h0 't has been 1oined in re"ent times

by the &auteng Banking )ender whi"h is "urrently at the e#aluation stage0

We belie#e this inter#ention will, by ensuring greater publi" s"rutiny of the

pro"urement pro"ess, eliminate in"iden"es where the pro"ess of awardingtenders is manipulated0

*n"e the pilot is "ompleted we intend to roll out an open tender pro"ess to all

departments, parti"ularly those with ma1or budgets like Health, du"ation,

Human Settlements and 'nfrastru"ture De#elopment0

Honourable Speaker, we are undertaking a re#iew of support ser#i"es that are

presently outsour"ed with a #iew of insour"ing them0 )his we belie#e will

strengthen the "apa"ity of the state to deli#er ser#i"es effe"ti#ely0We wel"ome the re"ent report by Corruption Wat"h, whi"h states that &auteng

is leading on reporting in"iden"es of "orruption0 We note issues where there are

serious "hallenges in the fighting "orruption0

)o demonstrate our willingness to fight "orruption in our pro#in"e, we "ontinue

to "o(operate with state organs su"h as the $ubli" $rote"tor, -uditor &eneral,

$ubli" Ser#i"e Commission and so"iety in general to build integrity and fight

"orruption in go#ernment and in so"iety0

'n line with the out"omes of the pro#in"ial -nti("orruption Summit we

"on#ened last year, we ha#e begun setting up the 'ntegrity Management and

-nti(Corruption nit in the *ffi"e of the $remier to dri#e the agenda of

integrity promotion a"ross go#ernment departments0

)he 'ntegrity Management and -nti(Corruption nit will be fully operational

by the end of this year0

)hus far we ha#e trained the ma1ority of our staff in ethi"s0

We are also strengthening our inter#entions aimed at a"hie#ing 833 dis"losure

of finan"ial interest by our Senior Management0

We are determined to pre#ent "i#il ser#ants from doing business with

go#ernment, in"luding politi"ians0

)hese issues ha#e already been put firmly on the agenda of Senior Managers in

&auteng0 )ogether with "i#il ser#ants, we agreed that no "i#il ser#ant will do

business with go#ernment0 )his in"ludes muni"ipalities0

We are eually determined to build a "redible and dependable go#ernment,

worthy of the trust of our people0

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Honourable Speaker, we also "ount among our su""esses in transforming the

state o#er the past nine month the fa"t that we ha#e now begun to establish

&auteng City 6egion institutions that will fa"ilitate inter(go#ernmental,

planning, "oordination, budgeting and implementation espe"ially of our ma1or

pro1e"ts0

-t the "ore of these stru"tures are the "ordial working relations between myself

as the $remier and all the Mayors, in"luding the Mayor of Mid#aal0

We are looking at a possibility of legislating relations between the #arious

spheres of go#ernment, beyond the e!isting '&6 %egislation0 We are doing this

be"ause we know too well that unless the #arious spheres of go#ernment work

together in a more "oordinated and predi"table manner all the plans we ha#e put

forward will not be realised0

Stronger intergo#ernmental "o(ordination, planning and implementation are at

the "ore of our &C6 approa"h0

Honourable Speaker, we are determined to "ut red tape, to redu"e the "ost of

doing business and to make it easier to do business in our pro#in"e0

'n this regard, we are making regulatory reforms in the administration of the

n#ironmental 'mpa"t -ssessment system0

-s pro#ided for in legislation, we ha#e de#eloped a &auteng n#ironmental

Management @ramework0 )his has allowed us to know in detail where the

en#ironmentally sensiti#e areas of the pro#in"e are and where the de#elopment

opportunities are at a spatial le#el0

sing this framework, we will demar"ate "ertain areas su"h as like our

-erotropolis, Spe"ial "onomi" ones, new "ities and mega settlements in

order to shorten the de#elopment appro#al pro"ess0 @urther, based on this

framework we will demar"ate in"lusion and e!"lusion ?ones in pursuit of

e"onomi" de#elopment0

Honourable Speaker in the highly "ompetiti#e global en#ironment fa"ing&auteng P$ro#in"e, 6esear"h and De#elopment, are an essential "omponent of a

knowledge based e"onomy0 'n this regard ' "an report to this house today that

last year ' had intensi#e dis"ussion with 'nstitutions of Higher learning on how

they "ould assist us to build our pro#in"e7s 6esear"h and De#elopment "apa"ity0

)hrough these engagements, we sought to build lasting partnerships with these

institutions with a #iew to strengthening the &auteng City 6egion7s inno#ation,

resear"h and de#elopment "apa"ity0

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We also plan to engage with the pri#ate se"tor to "reate the link between

institutions of higher learning and spe"ifi" industry0 )his is a ne"essary

inter#ention to strengthen our footprint in the knowledge e"onomy0

Honourable Members, during the state of the pro#in"e -ddress last year, 'appointed an ad#isory panel on the so"io e"onomi" impa"t of the &auteng

@reeway 'mpro#ement $ro1e"t and the e()olls in response to the publi" out"ry

on the matter0

)he panelQs primary findings were as follows;

• )he implementation of the &auteng @reeway 'mpro#ement $ro1e"t

G&@'$ has benefited the e"onomy and the people of our pro#in"e in

#arious ways namely better uality road system; redu"ed tra#el time;

impro#ed fuel effi"ien"y; redu"ed #ehi"le operating "osts; and impro#edlogisti"s effi"ien"ies for business0

• While there is general a""eptan"e of the user pay prin"iple and

willingness to pay for "urrent and future upgrades of roads and publi"

transport infrastru"ture, in its "urrent form, the e()oll system is

unaffordable and ineuitable and pla"es a disproportionate burden on low

and middle in"ome households0 't is also administrati#ely too

"umbersome0

• )he $anel re"ommended that elements of the "urrent e(toll system must be re#iewed to address the uestions of affordability, euity, fairness,

administrati#e simpli"ity and sustainability0

-fter re"ei#ing the report of the panel, we engaged with the lo"al and national

go#ernment on the out"omes of the panel7s re"ommendations to the people of

&auteng, the panel makes it "lear that in its "urrent form, the system needs to

be re#iewed to address mainly affordability by low and middle in"ome

motorists and administrati#e simpli"ity, while the user pay prin"iple is

reaffirmed0

)he panel also re"ommended a hybrid funding model whi"h will be made up of

"ontributions by national and $ro#in"ial &o#ernment to ease the finan"ial

burden on motorists0

Madame Speaker, the $ro#in"ial &o#ernment is part of the "urrent "onsultation

pro"ess led by Deputy $resident Mr Cyril 6amaphosa to de#elop a better

dispensation whi"h will mitigate the negati#e impa"t of the e(tolls on the people

of &auteng, espe"ially the middle and lower in"ome groups0 )he final de"ision

on the new dispensation will be made on"e the work of the intergo#ernmentalteam is "ompleted0

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' am "onfident that the new dispensation should pro#ide ma1or finan"ial relief to

motorists, while simplifying the payment system to make it easy for road users

to pay0

)he future "an only be better than the past and the present for motorists who arelaw(abiding "iti?ens who 1ust wanted their plight to be heard by their

go#ernment0 We are a go#ernment that listens<

)o politi"al parties represented here let us "ontinue to work together to mo#e

&auteng forward0

' would like to thank the &auteng City 6egion team, the MCSs the mayors and

all the "oun"illors0

' would also like to e!tend my gratitude to &auteng7s publi" ser#ants for their dedi"ation and support0

' also appre"iate the "ontinuous support from my family0

)o the people of &auteng from all se"tors of so"iety thank you for your

unwa#ering support0

' remain your ser#ant

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State of the Province Address by Gauteng Premier Honourable David Makhura

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