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Gone are the days when some regions and municipalities will
be neglected as the cinderellas on the periphery of the
provincial economy. We need deliberate and conscious
action by the entire City region leadership to reverse spatial
injustice and economic marginalisation of Sedibeng and the
West Rand.
Over the next five years, we will mobilise more than R10
billion in public and private investments in the regeneration of
the Joburg CBD as the seat of the provincial government.
Having spoken to private sector leaders, I am confident that
there is an appetite and passion to invest in the revitalisation
of the CBD of Joburg.
We applaud the banks, mining houses, state-owned
enterprises and other major companies that continue to
invest in both the Joburg CBD and its financial district of
Sandton.
In addition we are working with the private sector and the City
of Johannesburg on the following initiatives to radically
change the spatial landscape of the Central Corridor
Masingita city, Reitfontein, Waterfall city, Modderfontein city
(Midrand area) and Steyn city (Fourways area to help
transform Diepsloot). All these developments will have major
socio-economic benefits with regard to decent employment
and economic inclusion.
On 21st March, we will do sod turning for the new Vaal River
City which entails a unique residential and commercial
development. This will lead to a significant transformation of
the Sedibeng economy.
They told me that part for the reason they have to wait for
long hours in queues was that the Hospital was using a
manual filing system making it difficult to locate patient files
with ease and speed. Some of the files were getting lost.
Our e-health programme will help us bring an end to this
totally unacceptable state of affairs.
We are doing this because we know too well that unless the
various spheres of government work together in a more
coordinated and predictable manner all the plans we have put
forward will not be realised.
The panel makes it clear that in its current form, the system
needs to be reviewed to address mainly affordability by low
and middle income motorists and administrative simplicity,
while the user pay principle is reaffirmed.
The future can only be better than the past and the present
for motorists who are law-abiding citizens who just wanted
their plight to be heard by their government. We are a
government that listens and responds to issues raised by our
people!