Date: 01/07/2004
Source: Ministry of Home Affairs
Title: M Gigaba: KwaDukuza Mayoral Awards Launch
SPEECH BY DEPUTY MINISTER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR MALUSI GIGABA, AT THE KWADUKUZA MAYORAL AWARDS LAUNCH, HOTEL IZULU, Ballito, 1 July 2004
Master of Ceremonies
His Worship, the Mayor of KwaDukuza Municipality
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen
I am honoured to have been invited to this grand evening of the prestigious launch of the Mayoral Awards. There is no doubt that this function fits in perfectly within the vision of the fundamental transformation of our society. Through it, this municipality is embracing the developmental agenda of our government, giving concrete effect to the concept of a people-centred and people-driven processes of change, a People's Contract at work for a better life! The central question for every municipal government system is the creation of caring and humane cities that belong to all of us who live in them, black and white.
In this regard, we are guided by the perspective that we are a government founded upon the popular will of the majority, that, therefore, we selflessly work for the upliftment of these masses of the people and, towards this end, we work alongside them precisely because these masses are in actual fact their own liberators, the masters of their own destinies. The recognition of this fact means that our government both recognises the genius of the ordinary masses of the people and always strives to forge joint action with them in pursuit of the goals of transformation and development, the goals that these masses themselves have identified as their own priorities.
We work with the people and listen to them for we know this for sure that they possess answers to most of the problems that they confront. Our actions as a local government must make the inevitable statement that ours is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. They must make real the vision that - The People Shall Govern!
Acting together with the masses of the people, our Councillors and municipal servants must forge a People's Contract for the creation of a better life, to allow these people to provide solutions to the challenges that they themselves face. Accordingly, vital to this broad front for transformation is the veritable empowerment of the masses of the people to be able to provide this leadership themselves, so that they are able to take informed and independent decisions in order to enhance democracy. The type of government systems we are creating plays a direct role in the act of the upliftment of quality of life of the people, and recognises that to fulfil its social, economic and political roles it must harness the genius of the people, in the true spirit of Vuk' uzenzele.
This type of democratic system of governance is thus predicated on the principle of inclusion, especially of the majority that were hitherto removed from the act of the exercise of power. In the past, not even white people themselves were exempted from separation from the exercise of power, precisely because the apartheid architects and lunatics did not trust them too that they would always take the right decisions in defence of white supremacy. The historic duty of the new system of local government is to facilitate the empowerment and liberation of the people, at the level of government closest to them, where they can, jointly with their democratically elected representatives, exercise power in pursuit of all-round development.
This People's Contract for a better life is widely recognised as vital to the notion of the developmental state, including at local government level, and is more effective in the pursuit of all the political, social and economic roles of local government. For that reason, the initiative of the community and municipal staff of KwaDukuza to improve service delivery and the betterment of the lives of the people of this municipality needs to be commended and correctly to be honoured by the first citizen of the Municipality and by our government as a whole.
Their actions adhere to the notion of the People's Contract, the spirit, culture and practice of Vuk' uzenzele! I wish to urge this municipality to continue to find innovative ways both to fulfil its political, social and economic mandate, as well as to engage masses of people in that effort. You must also pay urgent attention to the matter of continuing to improve our system of governance, and to raise its capacity to implement its programmes, and to monitor and evaluate that implementation.
In your conduct, always raise high the banner of Batho Pele, Abantu Phambili, always emphasising the practice of efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability, including waging a principled, rabid and sustained campaign against corruption. Further to achieve this goal of a people-centred and people-driven transformation, we must strengthen our systems of Ward Committees so that they are able to assist the government to deliver effectively and efficiently through creating the platform for the people to exercise their power, in line with the vision - The People Shall Govern!
Accordingly, we must make sure that the Ward Committees meet regularly and perform all their intended functions by closing the gap between the aspirations of the masses and the decision-making and implementation of government. The government must be part of the people as they take decisions, and the people must be part of government as it implements, monitors and values these programmes.
None can dare contradict us in our assertion that the success of the new system of governance depends exactly on this matter of collective action between the masses of the people and their government in the common pursuit of the goals of a better life for all. I wish to congratulate His Worship, as well as the municipal staff and the community both for these bold initiatives as well as for the Mayoral Awards being launched tonight.
I Thank you.
Issued by: Ministry of Home Affairs
1 July 2004
Source: Department of Home Affairs (http://www.home-affairs.gov.za)
Source: Ministry of Home Affairs
Title: M Gigaba: KwaDukuza Mayoral Awards Launch
SPEECH BY DEPUTY MINISTER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR MALUSI GIGABA, AT THE KWADUKUZA MAYORAL AWARDS LAUNCH, HOTEL IZULU, Ballito, 1 July 2004
Master of Ceremonies
His Worship, the Mayor of KwaDukuza Municipality
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen
I am honoured to have been invited to this grand evening of the prestigious launch of the Mayoral Awards. There is no doubt that this function fits in perfectly within the vision of the fundamental transformation of our society. Through it, this municipality is embracing the developmental agenda of our government, giving concrete effect to the concept of a people-centred and people-driven processes of change, a People's Contract at work for a better life! The central question for every municipal government system is the creation of caring and humane cities that belong to all of us who live in them, black and white.
In this regard, we are guided by the perspective that we are a government founded upon the popular will of the majority, that, therefore, we selflessly work for the upliftment of these masses of the people and, towards this end, we work alongside them precisely because these masses are in actual fact their own liberators, the masters of their own destinies. The recognition of this fact means that our government both recognises the genius of the ordinary masses of the people and always strives to forge joint action with them in pursuit of the goals of transformation and development, the goals that these masses themselves have identified as their own priorities.
We work with the people and listen to them for we know this for sure that they possess answers to most of the problems that they confront. Our actions as a local government must make the inevitable statement that ours is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. They must make real the vision that - The People Shall Govern!
Acting together with the masses of the people, our Councillors and municipal servants must forge a People's Contract for the creation of a better life, to allow these people to provide solutions to the challenges that they themselves face. Accordingly, vital to this broad front for transformation is the veritable empowerment of the masses of the people to be able to provide this leadership themselves, so that they are able to take informed and independent decisions in order to enhance democracy. The type of government systems we are creating plays a direct role in the act of the upliftment of quality of life of the people, and recognises that to fulfil its social, economic and political roles it must harness the genius of the people, in the true spirit of Vuk' uzenzele.
This type of democratic system of governance is thus predicated on the principle of inclusion, especially of the majority that were hitherto removed from the act of the exercise of power. In the past, not even white people themselves were exempted from separation from the exercise of power, precisely because the apartheid architects and lunatics did not trust them too that they would always take the right decisions in defence of white supremacy. The historic duty of the new system of local government is to facilitate the empowerment and liberation of the people, at the level of government closest to them, where they can, jointly with their democratically elected representatives, exercise power in pursuit of all-round development.
This People's Contract for a better life is widely recognised as vital to the notion of the developmental state, including at local government level, and is more effective in the pursuit of all the political, social and economic roles of local government. For that reason, the initiative of the community and municipal staff of KwaDukuza to improve service delivery and the betterment of the lives of the people of this municipality needs to be commended and correctly to be honoured by the first citizen of the Municipality and by our government as a whole.
Their actions adhere to the notion of the People's Contract, the spirit, culture and practice of Vuk' uzenzele! I wish to urge this municipality to continue to find innovative ways both to fulfil its political, social and economic mandate, as well as to engage masses of people in that effort. You must also pay urgent attention to the matter of continuing to improve our system of governance, and to raise its capacity to implement its programmes, and to monitor and evaluate that implementation.
In your conduct, always raise high the banner of Batho Pele, Abantu Phambili, always emphasising the practice of efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability, including waging a principled, rabid and sustained campaign against corruption. Further to achieve this goal of a people-centred and people-driven transformation, we must strengthen our systems of Ward Committees so that they are able to assist the government to deliver effectively and efficiently through creating the platform for the people to exercise their power, in line with the vision - The People Shall Govern!
Accordingly, we must make sure that the Ward Committees meet regularly and perform all their intended functions by closing the gap between the aspirations of the masses and the decision-making and implementation of government. The government must be part of the people as they take decisions, and the people must be part of government as it implements, monitors and values these programmes.
None can dare contradict us in our assertion that the success of the new system of governance depends exactly on this matter of collective action between the masses of the people and their government in the common pursuit of the goals of a better life for all. I wish to congratulate His Worship, as well as the municipal staff and the community both for these bold initiatives as well as for the Mayoral Awards being launched tonight.
I Thank you.
Issued by: Ministry of Home Affairs
1 July 2004
Source: Department of Home Affairs (http://www.home-affairs.gov.za)
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