2011 ANC local government manifesto

Key themes

Wicked problems

We need to do things
differently

Unemployment and
income inequality

Affordable, realistic
and achievable

Deracialising
communities

Big victories since apartheid ended

2.5 million
public houses

93% access
to water

84% access
to electricity

Community
development
workers

Ward
committees

More women
(42% of councillors
are women)

Pledges
Jobs
Jobs fund of R9 billion done
IDC allocated R10 billion done
Create 250 000 jobs a year not achieved
Massive Shamba Sonke public works programme
Create 4.5 million work opportunities
Youth participation in works programmes

Enterprise support
A single small enterprise fund done
Community and village markets
Rural youth brigades
Funded government posts to be lled
now frozen
Local jobs summits

Solar energy
in progress

Better roads, water infrastructure,

sanitation and electricity

Expand free basic

services to include
refuse removal

Expand primary
healthcare
teams

Home, community
and institutional
food gardens

For children
Early childhood development
centres
Social workers in school
districts
Restrict alcohol sales by
enforcing bylaws

Child- and
family-friendly parks

Housing
Create 400 000 housing units
Upgrade informal settlements in
45 municipalities
Empower metros and large cities
Create 80 000 mixed-income and social and
rental housing
Make ward committees work better
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