Honourable Speaker and Deputy Speaker;
The Premier of Mpumalanga, Honourable DD Mabuza; Honourable Members of the Provincial Legislature; House of Traditional Leaders;
Mayors, Members of Mayoral Committees and Councillors of Municipalities; Director-General, T Mdakane
HOD KM Mohlesedi and all Heads of the various departments; SAPS Provincial Commissioner General Zuma
The Leadership of the African National Congress led by the Provincial Secretary, Cde Mandla Ndlovu
The Leadership of the ANCYL led by its President and Deputy President, Cde Collen Maine and Cde Desmond Moela, The leadership of ANCWL led by its Provincial Secretary.
Leadership of Labour, Business and Civil Society Formations Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen;
Members of the media; Citizens of Mpumalanga
Madam Speaker, I rise to table my maiden Policy and Budget Speech for Vote 8: Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport, in a very special year in the Republic of South Africa. This year 2017, South Africans from all walks of life and justice loving citizens of the world are celebrating the life and times of President Oliver Tambo, one of the greatest South Africans to ever live. President Oliver Tambo is described by his peers and comrades, as a great giant whose thoughts opened the doors of our liberation.
I doubt if there is any better way, in which we as a Department can best celebrate the life of President Oliver Tambo, than to continue building world class infrastructure which not only opens the doors of liberation, but ensures that our people’s lives are tomorrow better than today. Amongst the best honours we can give to President Tambo is the creation of safe living environment for the girl child through our collective and individual actions. It is in honour of President Tambo, that I condemn the recent killings on young woman. I say no to gender based violence!
Honourable Speaker, this may be my maiden budget and policy speech, but it has no intention of re-inventing the wheel or creating an impression that there was no Department before, but seeks to build on the commitments made by the current administration in line with the aspirations of the National Development Plan (NDP), election manifesto of the governing party, Honourable Premier Mabuza’s 2017 State of the Province’s Address and resolutions of other forums which inform our planning. Read more [PDF]
