ANC election platform released in absentia Mandurah Mbeki released the General Assembly
At 4:15 on January 13, 2009
Source: First Financial Daily ANC election platform released in South Africa _ politics, "leftist"?

Liu Wei

On the 10th, the South African ruling party African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape port city of East London held a grand assembly, formally announced the party to participate in this year's election campaign platform.

Early in the morning on the 10th, hundreds of thousands of ANC supporters as flood into the venue, and can accommodate 60,000 people in the Eastern Cape packed stadium.
 
 
 
However, there are a greater number of supporters because the venue has reached maximum capacity and stranded outside the ANC had moved a large number of police to maintain order over-the-counter. In this way, the ANC party in South Africa demonstrated its powerful political strength, to prove that it is still in the black population in the most popular political party.

Focus on five major areas

ANC President Jacob Zuma in the General Assembly on the tens of thousands of supporters made a speech. He pointed out that the ANC's campaign platform will focus on five areas: creating more job opportunities, enhancing people's health, improving education conditions in South Africa to promote food security and rural areas development, the fight against crime and corruption.

"In the next 5 years, for the public to create 'decent' job opportunities, is the center of our economic program. We will develop a comprehensive government-led industrial policy to guide public and private investment initiatives to support employment and economic restructuring. "Zuma said.

In health care and prevention of AIDS, Zuma said that the adoption of a "positive prevention campaigns," the ANC for the entire South Africa's AIDS infection rate reduced by 50%. At the same time, to allow more than 80% of people living with AIDS and their families to enjoy the treatment and care.

In education, non-State general efforts to improve education facilities and to allow 60% of the schools provide free education for young people.

South African crime rate remains high, not only a serious threat to the lives and property of nationals, but also poisoned the investment environment, full criticized the international community. In response to this serious social problem, Zuma commitment to non-States intensified its attack against the general crime, approach is to greatly enhance the police salaries at the same time, strengthen police training and improved technology and equipment.

In addition, Zuma also enumerate the ruling ANC has been South Africa's achievements and said that Mbeki, the government will retain some of the economic policy, including creating more than 260 million black middle class, "the revitalization of the black economic strength program."

"In the past 15 years, the ANC led the people of South Africa has made great achievements. To cast his vote for the ANC, is to vote to all South Africans a better future." Zuma said.

Mandela and Mbeki, the absence of the General Assembly

It is worth noting that two-term former President of the ANC - Mandela and Mbeki did not attend the ANC election platform released the General Assembly.

Mbeki's face did not appear in the media seem to have expected. In September last year by the ANC National Executive Committee ordered the president to resign from his post, even though he has not announced its withdrawal from the ANC, it is clear the party had been very upset. His supporters have left the ANC and the establishment of a new political party - the People's Assembly.

90-year-old Mandela, the same did not participate in the conference, before, the media has also reported Mandurah does not support the ANC hearsay. But the person in charge Mandela Foundation issued a statement, saying that this rumor is "totally wrong."

In a letter released this Program of the General Assembly of the letter, Mandela said he remains supportive of the ANC, saying he was a time when politicians have completed their mission, the new generation of politicians should take on new responsibility: "I look at the recent ANC split, there are many rumors about me. I want to say is that I have has made it clear I will not participate in any political affairs."

Affect the industry's nerve

South Africa, the forthcoming general election held in April this year, was believed to have continued to win the general election strength of the ANC, and its platform over the next few years may affect South Africa's economic trend that has attracted attention.

Rather than the country's left-wing ruling coalition, the South African Communist Party and COSATU, the ANC strongly urge the development of poverty-stricken population more inclined to employment policy, which led to South Africa, the general concern in economic circles.

ANC election platform release, the economic circles of the South African political such "left-leaning" toward the concerns seemed to gradually become a reality.

Many investors said that they need to "carefully examine" the ANC's election platform in order to develop the next phase of their investment plans.

"The ANC's election platform, will be the economic policy towards South Africa's road signs." South African National Economic Development and Labor Committee, said economists Paris.

South African business and trade, CEO Jonathan Young said that if the union called on the ANC to amend the Labor Code, adopted on the recommendation of the South African economy will be a disaster. "This will kill the commercial activities, the results are not some people lose their jobs in the recession, but the closure of the entire economic activity." Nathan said.

However, some analysts believe that now, under a conclusion too early. Because only the second half of the year, the new government's economic policy changes in orientation will become clearer.