As part of Government’s commitment to building a capable state, the National School of Government, in partnership with Kenya School of Government, is hosting the South Africa-Kenya Economic Governance School. #LeaveNoOneBehind 🇿🇦
Discussions cover a wide range of areas including Climate & Just Energy Transition; State Capacity, Innovation & Infrastructure Investment, Trade, Industrialisation, and Fragmenting Supply Chains; Geo-economics and Economic Regulation & Collaborative Leadership for Innovation.
In this administration we have prioritised building a capable, ethical and developmental state, and the National School of Government has been given the responsibility for implementing this priority.
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The scale of the challenges before us is enormous and we cannot do everything all at once. Should we attempt to address everything with the same urgency and at the same time, we are likely to fail to address anything in any meaningful way.
We must therefore prioritise and make choices about the pace and scale with which we will address such challenges.
Prioritsation must be informed by one, the urgency with which matters must be addressed; two, focus and paying requisite attention to each task and thirdly; what trade-offs must be made in order to meet the challenges before us.
We are a month away from our 55th National Conference. As this #ANCNEC, we will need to report to delegates on the implementation of the mandate that we were given five years ago at the 54th National Conference. This report will be greatly enriched by the discussions we had here.
Our report will reflect that while this NEC has had to confront serious challenges, we can point to several achievements and progress in various areas.
At the same time, we will need to acknowledge our shortcomings and failings.
We must ensure that our Political and Organisational Reports are frank, critical and comprehensive so that we can empower delegates to develop a programme that takes our movement into a new phase of renewal and rebuilding.
As this NEC, we are now at the final close of our term.
As this #ANCNEC, we extend our congratulations to the people of Angola and the MPLA on the celebration of the centenary of António Agostinho Neto. #BetterAfricaBetterWorld
As one of the founders of the MPLA, he was an internationalist, who supported the struggles of oppressed people across the continent, and in particular the struggle against apartheid in Namibia and South Africa.
The #ANCNEC welcomed the agreement reached between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front as a first step towards resolving the devastating conflict which started in November 2020.
We need to welcome the report on preparations for 55th National Conference, which will be held from 16-20 December 2022. #ANC55
We must thank the tens of thousands of ANC members who gathered in their Branch General Meetings to elect delegates to National Conference and to nominate people for election to the NEC.
In the coming weeks, branches will continue discussions on the critical issues before National Conference including organisational renewal, constitutional amendments, the ANC Strategy and Tactics and the programme of transformation.
We have had an opportunity to discuss the #ElectoralActAmendmentBill, which has been passed by the National Assembly.
We have noted that the main objective of the Bill is to make provision for independent candidates to contest elections for the National Assembly and provincial legislatures.
The debate about the most appropriate electoral system for our country is an important part of our maturing democracy. It was also a matter that was raised in the report of the State Capture Commission.
In giving effect to this priority, the #ANCNEC remains clear that the movement remains resolutely committed to the implementation of broad-based black economic empowerment. #BBBEE
We have noted that whilst progress has been made in empowering black people and women in the economy, the benefits of this progress have not been felt by all South Africans.
This means that we need to intensify black economic empowerment measures, rather than relax them.
We need to continue our work to refine and focus our efforts to ensure greater impact and faster realisation of the constitutional and economic imperative of empowerment and redress.