JOHANNESBURG - Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul on Tuesday promised a ''people-centred'' provincial government, saying that budgeted funds for new vehicles for MECs will be utilised to purchase ambulances instead.
"This announcement [of new MECs] will not be followed by a shopping spree for new vehicles. Cars for MECs will be purchased on basis of absolute necessity and by the approval of the premier. All unused monies budgeted for new cars for MECs must be directed to the Department of Health to augment the budget to purchase ambulances," he said as he delivered his speech after his inauguration in Kimberley.
In ensuring service delivery especially in health and education, Saul said he will spend time monitoring the departments of education and that of health personally. He will establish "corner offices" for himself at the department of education and at the casualty unit at Robert Sobukwe Hospital situated in the heart of Kimberley.
Saul was provincial ANC secretary general until his election as chairperson in 2017 when ex-premier Sylvia Lucas withdrew her nomination for the position. The ANC national executive committee has since appointed Lucas as National Council of Provinces deputy chairperson. The Northern Cape is one of the poorest provinces in the country, with high unemployment rates.
Good!!!!
How about reducing the amount the allowance that MECs can use to buy vehicles. That is the bigger issue.
New down indeed!
AthiGeleba I FEEL ALREADY COMFORTABLE IN THIS POOR PROVINCE OF US THE NOTHERN CAPE. JUST BY LISTENING TO YOUR SPEECH THERE IS HOPE. PLSE WRING IN THE CHANGES
ThabisoTema Yhazz I have this hope which was diminishing when I listened to nine 9 premiers across the country ,they say they will focus on service delivery and their message is clear they will give more attention to municipalities and economy .Wish all those deployed share the vision
Who_is_Odwa ANC Must do Away with this syndrome of partying as if it encompasses service delivery and also the love of podiums as if it also enhances service delivery
ThabisoTema I hope u succeed in your plans
Nah,this is pure rubbish, I bet my life on this ! That will never happen! The trick is to divert our attention, make us forget...and still buy new cars! 😀
Nape_MM i hope his not speaking this because of cameras
Lier
Good move
Will finish it for you ....but himself
I suspect his MEC's will find ways & means circumvent this outrageous WMC decision... 😆 😆 😆
We have a big problem with the plant called seratype ilanga 1, I would like to meet u n share what is happening in that plant which is the worst racist black n coloured are treated like slaves in our country, hope u will reply to me about this cde
U are a real leader cde big up, a leader talk like that hope and other premiers will follow in y footsteps once premiers think like that the job of our President will be easy
Lol check 6 months later next year is far. I don't see them going to xmas to old cars
Great start. Tendering is wasteful expenditure it creates fake businessman and greedy politicians.
These two, Zamani Saul & Lesufi are cut from the same cloth...
This sounds perfect. I hope you will keep your words.
Good leadership
That's a start.....
Great report GetrudeM.
Nah! Dr Zamani Saul is not a pretender. He's the real deal. I hope he last long.
Leader
IamMakhombothi Heke Mthembu..
Silky suits I see instead. Tis not abt how good the public announcements sounds. True LEADERSHIP will be seen by kind of changes your communities experience. From bad to worse or otherwise?
You'll never know with ANC people, this could mean different things, it could mean cutting costs and saving money for service delivery, which could be a sensible thing to do, or alternatively it could mean saving money now and steal it later in a lump sum💰💰
But they say this all the time 🙄
Great start. 👍🏾
We will judge for ourselves
No new cars for now,he's probably waiting for the new 3 series and other models to be facelifted
.... and that’s exactly where they’ll start.
Saving more money for other looting needs ... it will be directed elsewhere where comrades will eat
Great start to your tenure zsaul1
No toilet roll tenders 🤣. Tender for a broken microwave 😑😏😏
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