Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba.
Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba has committed that her administration will not subject the people of Limpopo to a snail pace when accelerating service delivery.
She said this during her address at Jack Botes Hall in Polokwane during the opening of the 7th Limpopo Legislature urging members of his cabinet to put the people first by enhancing the economy of the province.
“The people of Limpopo have once again given us another opportunity to turn their lives around for the better. They want change, they cannot be patient to infinity hence, as we are gathered in this Legislative Chamber today, at the commencement of the 7th democratic administration, I shall utilise this occasion to outline our plan for the people of Limpopo to thrive,” Ramathuba said.
“As we run the gauntlet of the ensuing five years, we are on course with a cogent plan to achieve more rapid, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and job creation; to reduce poverty and tackle high cost of living; to build a capable, ethical and developmental state. Our jobs plan for Limpopo focuses on harnessing the potential of key economic sectors such as mining, agriculture, manufacturing and tourism through industrialisation which will ensure inclusive prosperity for all our people.”
The Premier further said:“The reason we exist as leaders is yet again found in these three questions that we must all ask ourselves daily: What do our people want? What do we want for our people? What are we going to leave behind for our children, our grandchildren and great grandchildren? Let us lead by example…”
She said however that the events of the historic August 1956 march, where more than 20 000 women marched to the Union Building, to record their discontent against the pass laws, will be placed high on the agenda during this Women’s Month.
“Delivering this address, I am reminded of the ferocious battles which were waged by our forebears for this country to attain this state of democratic constitutionality. Our revolutionary mission was meticulously executed in all battle fronts, because we have incessantly drank from the well of wisdom, and followed in the footsteps of trendsetters, in the mould of the well-travelled Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke, the gallant Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the resilient Albertina Sisulu, the illustrious Mom Lydia KomapeNgwenya, the firebrand Getrude Shope, the stalwart Florence Mophosho, the fierce Bertha Gxowa, the courageous Rahima Moosa, the indomitable Lilian Ngoyi and many others,” Dr Ramathuba said.
“It is no coincidence that I am mentioning this list of pioneering women revolutionaries of the liberation struggle, as we are ushering in the Women’s Month of August. This list of Matshwara-Thipa-ka-Bogaleng has paved a way and made it possible for countless women from around the world, to be leaders of nations, to become Chief Executive Officers of big conglomerates and multinationals corporations, to assume roles as captains of industry, and many other strategic positions, that were traditionally occupied by men, against all odds. Our democratic government has crafted numerous policies and programmes, to tilt the tide against patriarchy and create an equal society, where both men and women coexist with equal opportunity and equal rights.”
Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba.
Premier Ramathuba and Speaker of the provincial Legislature Makoma Makhurupetje.
Best male cabinet dresser Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure MEC Tonny Rachoene.
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