STATEMENT OF THE ANC NEC
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) met on the 17th and 18th of July 2009 to take stock of the state of the organisation.
- The ANC has emerged from the 2009 elections with a very decisive victory and a clear mandate to govern based on the 2009 Manifesto.
- The regeneration of ANC branches remains a vanguard to mobilise the vast majority of the people of South Africa as a movement intent on ensuring the social transformation of our country.
- In this regard, the NEC adopted the stance that delivery of services to the people of South Africa is its major pre-occupation.
- Service delivery at the level of local government would assume centre stage as part of ongoing ANC activity of its branches.
- An ANC audit, of elected local councillors, would ensue immediately as well as an audit of the record of service delivery of all municipalities would be conducted by the branches of the ANC.
- The ANC will take measures to ensure that the commitment of our movement to the people will be met.
- The NEC condemned the violence that has accompanied service delivery protests and examined the nature of the protests, which have been labelled as service delivery protests in the media. In only seven of the 12, the protests were genuine service delivery protests, the rest were discontent with leadership, one was a protest dealing with an allegation of corruption by a municipal manager. Yet another protest was about fees at a Technikon and lack of maintenance of the facility itself. The ANC is, nevertheless, determined to deal with each matter where the councillor is from the ANC.
We have made key decisions with regard to our provinces.
Firstly, we have extended the Eastern Cape Provincial Conference to take place at the end of August, as opposed to July. The logic is that we would want to see as many branches as possible participating, so as to ensure that members of the ANC take active interest in activities of their organisation.
Secondly, we have disbanded two Provincial Executive Committees, namely, the Western Cape and the North West. The decision is grave than others may wish to portray it. It was preceded by numerous reports and assessments, including regional councils where National Working Committee members participated to hear what members' views were. Let us share with you some of the observations and the consequent resolution of the NEC on this:
THE NORTH WEST: JULY 2009