ANC STATEMENT ON POLICY CONFERENCE STATE OF READINESS
The African National Congress is more than ready with its preparations for the fourth National Policy Conference which will kick off with a colloquium on Brics today. The colloquium will be led by the Treasurer General Comrade Matthew Phosa, it started at 11h00 today and will be followed by the Presidential Banquet, to be addressed by President Zuma starting at 19h30 tonight, hosted by the Progressive Business Forum tonight at Gallagher Estate.
Our administration teams are at work at Gallagher Estate particularly with the registration of all categories of participants, which is currently underway. We are confident that all processes will unfold smoothly as per our work plans.
Having released all 12 discussion papers three months ago, there have been very robust debates within our branches, regions, provinces, alliance structures and the public on the policy proposition. We are very confident that the policy conference starting tomorrow will bring together all those discussions and produce outstanding policy outcomes which will be a catalyst for the enhancement of the attainment of a better life for all our people.
We want to acknowledge the role of the media in this regard, the media has shown interest on the issues contained in the discussion documents and the engagements that ensued.
All submissions that have been made by individuals and organisations have been sent to all relevant sub-committees of the NEC together with outcomes of discussions of the Provincial General Councils and conferences. These will assist in ensuring that the conference considers these discussions broadly and inclusively. We will ensure that all concerns raised are looked into and responded to within the framework of the national policy deliberations.