COSATU Mpumalanga’s expectations from the State of The Province to be delivered by the Honourable Premier of Mpumalanga D.D. Mabuza on the 01 March 2013
Fidel Mlombo, COSATU Mpumalanga Provincial Secretary, 27 February 2013 Mpumalanga is amongst the most rural provinces in the country characterised by high levels of poverty, unemployment and growing income inequalities. These challenges require a radical and bold move towards changing the neo – colonial structure of our economy. Against this background the Congress of South African Trade Unions in Mpumalanga expects the Honourable Premier of the Province to raise the following dramatic interventions in his state of the Province address to be delivered on the 01 March 2013. On service delivery Despite the 2012 SOPA commitments to improve access to water for our communities in the province, a number of local municipalities like Albert Luthuli, Msukaligwa are still experiencing serious challenges regarding the supply of clean water. We therefore expect the SOPA to give an elaborate account on the implementation of the 2012 SOPA commitments regarding this matter. On the creation of decent and sustainable jobs It is almost two years since the adoption of the Mpumalanga Economic Growth and Development Plan (MEGDP), however the unemployment rate in the province is still hovering at 27,7% which is higher than the national unemployment rate of 25,5%. We therefore expect the 2013 SOPA to give a clear account amongst others on the following job creation projects. · Rehabilitation of mined land · Job creation through infrastructure development · Job creation through cooperatives · Agro – processing and beneficiations On the fight against crime and corruption The fight against crime and corruption is amongst the five manifesto priorities of the ANC government Crime and corruption steels from the poor of the poorest and it reverse the gains of government. COSATU therefore expects the SOPA to account on the following:- · How far is the implementation of the Provincial Anti – corruption Strategy? · What measurers have been put in place to curb of corruption and fraud in provincial departments and municipalities? On the delivery of quality health care Mpumalanga is one of the provinces in the country with the high HIV prevalence rate. The province’s HIV prevalence’s rate is at 35, 1% which is the second highest in the country. The province is faced with the challenge of the shortage of health professionals. Against this background COSATU expects the SOPA to give an elaborate progress on amongst others the following:- · Improvements of Health Infrastructure in the province. · Implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) · Programmes to reduce the scourge of HIV/AIDS in the province. On land and agrarian reform Mpumalanga is mostly a rural province where access to land has the potential to stimulate the socio – economic status of the people. COSATU therefore expects the SOPA to provide progress done on among others the following:- · Progress done on land reform and restitution · Progress done on comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) · Skills provision to the beneficiaries of the land restitution and redistribution to be able to tilt and cultivate their land to full production. -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
