Date: 19/12/2002
Source: North West Provincial Government
Title: Molefe: New Year's message
NEW YEAR's STATEMENT BY NORTH WEST PREMIER DR POPO SIMON MOLEFE
Fellow South Africans.
A few days from now, we will be bidding farewell to the year 2002 and celebrating the dawn of a new year. As we look back on the year that has gone by we do so with pride that we have reached a number of important milestones. Indeed as a country we take pride in the knowledge that during the year 2002 we have not only continued to entrench our hard earned democracy but also we have laid a firm basis upon which we can intensifying our offensive on poverty, ignorance and general want.
Inspired by our achievements in the year 2002, we approach the new year with confidence that the tide against the legacy of apartheid and colonial rule is turning. Throughout the length and breath of our country signs are emerging that gradually, step by step, the dark cloud of pessimism that used to be the hallmark of our past is being replaced by a spirit of optimism that the vision of a better life for all is being realised.
Fellow compatriots, the year 2003 brings us closer to a time when we will be celebrating a decade of our liberation. In April 2004 our country will be in its tenth year as a democracy. This is a time when we will be celebrating ten years of the triumph of justice over injustice. This is a time when we will be celebrating a decade of democratic rule that has seen our country being transformed from the pariah of the international community to being a global force for progress, peace and stability.
As we approach this milestone in our ongoing battle to build a non-racial, non-sexist, prosperous South Africa, we must take stock of the progress we have made so far. We must celebrate our achievements, but most importantly, we must own up to our failures.
As government one of our major successes since taking over political power in 1994 is that we have put in place a sound policy and legislative framework upon which we can build a prosperous nation. In our view and based on our experience in government, we are convinced that our policies, which have their roots in the freedom charter as well as the reconstruction and development programme, are indeed suited for the peculiar conditions we face in this country.
The challenge we now face is to ensure that we translate these policies and pieces of legislation into accelerated and effective service delivery to our people. As I have said before in another forum, we no longer have the luxury of planning endlessly. The time has come for accelerated service delivery to our people.
As the provincial government in partnership with communities and the private sector we are making considerable progress in improving service delivery to our people. In the Kgalagadi Municipal District, which is one of the poorest areas in this province, and indeed the whole country, our people are being given access to services that have eluded them for generations.
We have made similar progress in the rural village of Makgabetlwana where as government we handed over a R5 m water supply project to the community of Makgabetlwana who used to share drinking water with animals.
In the coming year we as the provincial government intend building on these and many other achievements. We are determined to have more success stories such as those in Kgalagadi and Makgabetlwana. Already we have taken decisive steps in the direction of improving our road infrastructure by allocating additional funding to the Department of Roads and Public works for this purpose. This allocation was made in December 2002.
As we enter the new year we must confront head on the challenge of ensuring that the strength of our national as well as provincial economy translates into the creation of sustainable jobs on large scale. As government we stand ready to play our part in this regard.
Another challenge we have to confront in the coming year is the spread of HIV/AIDS. Through various interventions, which include building awareness about the disease, encouraging abstinence, faithfulness and the use of condoms, we as government will continue to play our part in preventing the spread of this silent killer. These efforts will be in vain if they do not involve our communities. I therefore, on behalf of the provincial government, call on the people of this province to lend a hand in fighting this disease. We need to strengthen already existing partnerships with communities and develop new ones if we are to make progress in combating the spread of this disease.
As I conclude I would like to congratulate our police who have been working around the clock in order to make sure that we all have a peaceful festive season. I particular I want to commend our police for dealing effectively with elements of the right-wing lunatic fringe who are seeking to reverse the good work done by the majority of South Africans in reconstructing our country.
I trust that our police and other law enforcement agencies will enter the new year with a renewed sense of commitment to defend our young democracy.
I would also like to congratulate all those matriculants who have made us proud by passing their exams. To them I wish to say: you have now reached an important stage in your lives. I hope you will go out and contribute towards the upliftment of your communities.
Lets all roll our sleeves and ensure that we make the year 2003 a year in which we once again heighten our battle to reverse the legacy of colonial and apartheid rule in our country.
Kea leboga
Enquiries: Cornelius Tanana Monama, Tel: 082 578 4063/(018) 387-3753
Issued by the Office of the Premier, North West Provincial Government, 19 December 2002
Source: North West Provincial Government
Title: Molefe: New Year's message
NEW YEAR's STATEMENT BY NORTH WEST PREMIER DR POPO SIMON MOLEFE
Fellow South Africans.
A few days from now, we will be bidding farewell to the year 2002 and celebrating the dawn of a new year. As we look back on the year that has gone by we do so with pride that we have reached a number of important milestones. Indeed as a country we take pride in the knowledge that during the year 2002 we have not only continued to entrench our hard earned democracy but also we have laid a firm basis upon which we can intensifying our offensive on poverty, ignorance and general want.
Inspired by our achievements in the year 2002, we approach the new year with confidence that the tide against the legacy of apartheid and colonial rule is turning. Throughout the length and breath of our country signs are emerging that gradually, step by step, the dark cloud of pessimism that used to be the hallmark of our past is being replaced by a spirit of optimism that the vision of a better life for all is being realised.
Fellow compatriots, the year 2003 brings us closer to a time when we will be celebrating a decade of our liberation. In April 2004 our country will be in its tenth year as a democracy. This is a time when we will be celebrating ten years of the triumph of justice over injustice. This is a time when we will be celebrating a decade of democratic rule that has seen our country being transformed from the pariah of the international community to being a global force for progress, peace and stability.
As we approach this milestone in our ongoing battle to build a non-racial, non-sexist, prosperous South Africa, we must take stock of the progress we have made so far. We must celebrate our achievements, but most importantly, we must own up to our failures.
As government one of our major successes since taking over political power in 1994 is that we have put in place a sound policy and legislative framework upon which we can build a prosperous nation. In our view and based on our experience in government, we are convinced that our policies, which have their roots in the freedom charter as well as the reconstruction and development programme, are indeed suited for the peculiar conditions we face in this country.
The challenge we now face is to ensure that we translate these policies and pieces of legislation into accelerated and effective service delivery to our people. As I have said before in another forum, we no longer have the luxury of planning endlessly. The time has come for accelerated service delivery to our people.
As the provincial government in partnership with communities and the private sector we are making considerable progress in improving service delivery to our people. In the Kgalagadi Municipal District, which is one of the poorest areas in this province, and indeed the whole country, our people are being given access to services that have eluded them for generations.
We have made similar progress in the rural village of Makgabetlwana where as government we handed over a R5 m water supply project to the community of Makgabetlwana who used to share drinking water with animals.
In the coming year we as the provincial government intend building on these and many other achievements. We are determined to have more success stories such as those in Kgalagadi and Makgabetlwana. Already we have taken decisive steps in the direction of improving our road infrastructure by allocating additional funding to the Department of Roads and Public works for this purpose. This allocation was made in December 2002.
As we enter the new year we must confront head on the challenge of ensuring that the strength of our national as well as provincial economy translates into the creation of sustainable jobs on large scale. As government we stand ready to play our part in this regard.
Another challenge we have to confront in the coming year is the spread of HIV/AIDS. Through various interventions, which include building awareness about the disease, encouraging abstinence, faithfulness and the use of condoms, we as government will continue to play our part in preventing the spread of this silent killer. These efforts will be in vain if they do not involve our communities. I therefore, on behalf of the provincial government, call on the people of this province to lend a hand in fighting this disease. We need to strengthen already existing partnerships with communities and develop new ones if we are to make progress in combating the spread of this disease.
As I conclude I would like to congratulate our police who have been working around the clock in order to make sure that we all have a peaceful festive season. I particular I want to commend our police for dealing effectively with elements of the right-wing lunatic fringe who are seeking to reverse the good work done by the majority of South Africans in reconstructing our country.
I trust that our police and other law enforcement agencies will enter the new year with a renewed sense of commitment to defend our young democracy.
I would also like to congratulate all those matriculants who have made us proud by passing their exams. To them I wish to say: you have now reached an important stage in your lives. I hope you will go out and contribute towards the upliftment of your communities.
Lets all roll our sleeves and ensure that we make the year 2003 a year in which we once again heighten our battle to reverse the legacy of colonial and apartheid rule in our country.
Kea leboga
Enquiries: Cornelius Tanana Monama, Tel: 082 578 4063/(018) 387-3753
Issued by the Office of the Premier, North West Provincial Government, 19 December 2002
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