To strengthen local government, the ANC will: The programmes we have implemented in housing, education,
health care and social security all contribute to building a
• Ensure municipalities fulfil their basic obligations to citizens:
society where everyone feels included and has the opportunity
fix potholes, remove refuse regularly, keep communities
to thrive.
clean and green, provide clean water and sanitation.
• Increase infrastructure maintenance funding and human
resources. Over the next five years, the ANC will:
• Implement long-term planning through the District
Development Model.
• Continue to protect and expand the social and economic
• Increase revenue collection and resource mobilisation, and
gains we have achieved.
review the sustainability and funding of local government.
• Ensure no one is left behind and foster social cohesion.
• Enhance local industrialisation and job creation with specific
focus on township and village economic development. • Strengthen support for families.
• Collaborate with traditional leadership on local development • Continuously promote and protect languages and our
and land management.
diverse cultures.
• Strengthen cooperation with the Congress of Traditional
• Address the gender pay gap and ensure equal opportunities
Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa).
for all.
PROMOTING NATION BUILDING AND SOCIAL • Take measures to ensure the sustainability of the public
COHESION broadcaster to fulfil its mandate and develop funding
mechanisms to support local content and the creative industry.
The ANC has promoted policies and programmes to heal the • Advance a united South Africa against attempts to divide the
divisions of the past and build a socially cohesive South Africa, nation and its people.
protecting and promoting our languages and cultural heritage. • Promote media diversity and
We have implemented policies that promote non-racialism • Fight cyber bullying, fake news and promote mindful use of
and non-sexism and oppose any form of discrimination. social media.
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