Mutshamaxitulu, Holobye wa ndzawulo na Xandla xa Holobye, hi ri chavelelekani eka xiyimo lexi mi nga eka xona. Onge Xikwembu xa matilo xi nga mi pfuna mi hundza eka xona. Eka
vachaviseki hinkwenu, Maafrika-Dzonga, va ndzawulo, SA Social Security Agency, Sassa, na National Development Agency, NDA, ri perile. Ndzi rhandza ku sungula hi ku vula leswaku hi ri ANC, hi ri ha yi seketela bajete leyi.
Nhlangano wa ANC a wu telanga ku ta vulavula switori, kambe mitirho ya vulavula. Ndzi twa ndzi xiximiwile swinene namuntlha ku va ndzi ri xiphemu xa vanhu lava nga eka njhekanjhekisano wa mpimanyeto lowu nga vekeriwa ndzawulo namuntlha eka n'hweti leyo saseka leyi yi hi tsundzuxaka leswikulu tanihi tiko ra Afrika-Dzonga na misava hinkwayo laha hi tsundzukaka nhenha Tatana Nelson Mandela.
Tanihi murhumiwa kusuka eka ANC, hi ri mpimanyeto lowu nga kona lowu vekiweke wa R184,7 wa mabiliyoni ku ta antswisa vutomi bya vanhu, hi vona wu ri mpimanyeto wa kahle lowu nga ta pfuna hikuva leswi hi swi langutaka swinene a hi ku ta hi ta vulavula kumbe ku ta ta kaneta, kambe ku ta hi ta endla. Hi vulavula hi ku antswisa vutomi bya vanhu. Leswi swi nga pimanyetiwa hi leswi swi vonakaka. Ndzi pfumela leswaku Muafrika-Dzonga un'wana na un'wana wa swi tiva leswaku ku na vana lava kumaka mpfuneto wo huma eka Ndzawulo ya Nhluvukiso wa Vaaki. Hi na vana vo ringana 12,5 wa mamiliyoni lava pfumalaka, lava hi mali leyi va yi kumaka eka vona yi vulaka leswikulu hikuva va tlela va nga dyangi. Ku na vadyuhari va 3,5 wa mamiliyoni lava na
vona vs hlayisiwaka hi ndzawulo leyi. Ku na miliyoni yin'we ya vanhu lava hanyaka na vutsoniwa lava va hlayisiwaka hi ndzawulo leyi. Nakambe, ku na 17,6 wa mamiliyoni wa lava va kumaka mudende kwala ka Ndzawulo ya Nhluvukiso wa Vaaki. Hinkwaswo leswi i mitirho ya ANC.
English:
Nelson Mandela once said:
What count in life is not the mere fact that we had lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
So, I'm saying to my colleague on my left that if you cannot be a bridge to connect people, please, then do not be a wall to separate them. [Applause.] Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, but an act of justice. Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural, but men-made and it can be overcome and be eradicated by the action of human beings.
Xitsonga:
Hikwalaho, mi nga yimayimi laha mi endla onge a hi swi tivi leswaku hikwalahokayini hi ri swisiwana.
English:
When the ANC entered into a social contract with our people through the Reconstruction and Development Programme in 1994, it was to demonstrate our ability towards committing to the social transformation of our people, towards improving their lives for the better. [Interjections.] "Yingisa" [Listen]. That is why our social transformation policies are underpinned by the principle of creating a better life for all, and not for individuals. We are not looking at the colour; we are talking about the South Africans. This we did as an understanding of what our past has done to the dignity of the majority of our people and what had to be done in the present for a future that is rid of the indignity caused due to poverty, unemployment and inequality.
Premised on the 1955 Freedom Charter which expressed clearly our fight for human rights and the dignity of all our people, the ANC policy inputs into the final Constitution of the Republic expressed the ANCs commitment to a society that is free and open based on democratic values where the dignity and worth of every South African is protected by law. This became enshrined in the Bill of Rights which affirms the democratic values of human dignity and equality. [Interjections.]
Xitsonga:
Leswi a swi ndzi hlamarisi lava va nga mi rhuma va mi rhumile ku ta ta kaneta. Vandla ra ANC ri rhumiwile ku ta ta tirha.
English:
It is in this context that our task is to construct a socially inclusive society, one that prioritise the elimination of poverty, inequality, unemployment and underdevelopment which are elements that undermine the dignity of our people. The dictum that poverty will always be with us should be rejected as it is created by society and it can therefore be eliminated by society. The ANC resolved to address poverty, inequality and has committed in providing a social safety for the poor and the most vulnerable which includes women, children, youth, families in need of care and older persons. The sum total and fulfilment of this commitment is broadly known as a social wage to these individuals and the provision of publicly delivered transfers, goods and services are known as the social floor as provided by the state as demonstrated in Vote 17.
The above is important in enabling our people to access opportunities that enable them to partake in economic opportunities that will result in them uplifting themselves out of poverty and improving their lives. This will provide citizens with playing a
collaborative role with government in enhancing their dignity. The right to human dignity becomes more meaningful with the effective and efficient provision of basic services to our people, which is meant to continuously better the quality of their lives.
After five successive ANC administrations, working with the people has over the 25 years put in place a progressive social wage that protects the dignity of the vulnerable children, the elderly and people living with disabilities. [Interjections.] You, keep quiet.
This budget has again ensured that the social assistance programme, which provides social assistance, remains the main spending focus over the 2019 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework. This means that although there is going to be a R1,5 billion reduction on the medium-term allocation, the allocation will increase to R27 billion from an allocation of 1,75 billion in 2019-20 to R202 billion in 2021-22. This translate into estimated growth rate of up to 18,1 million beneficiaries by 2021-22 from 17,5 million in 201-19.
The importance of this is not to have an increase in our people depending on social grants, but to ensure that these grants enable them to be linked to economic activity to ensure that they use these grants to empower themselves and lift themselves from poverty.
We welcome the finalisation within this current financial year of the financing strategy of early childhood centres. The aim of this financing strategy is a long-term approach to funding quality improvements and increasing coverage across age groups using different approaches such as learning, playgroups, toy libraries and home visiting programmes for parents. An amount of R1,6 billion has been allocated to enable an increase for children to access early childhood development, ECD, services as well as funding existing ECD centres. This is in line with the ANC's commitment of working towards achieving universal access to two years of ECD.
Against the backdrop of the Statistician-General Risenga Maluleka who noticed that 25,2% of South Africans are food poor, the ANC in its 2019 national and provincial elections manifesto committed to tackling household food insecurity head-on. In this regard efforts have been made to deepen food relief programme and is funded to ensure that food security sustains the 84 community nutrition development centres across the nine distribution centres. This means that between 2019 and 2021, the goal is to improve access to food by ensuring that annually four million meals reach impoverished communities. An amount of R109 million has been allocated to the food relief programme for the next three years.
Significantly, the transfer of payments of R200 million annually over the medium-term to the National Development Agency will ensure that sustainable community-driven projects are implemented to support nonprofit organisations working on ECD, food security, employment creation and income opportunities. [Interjections.]
Xitsonga:
U. ta swi tiva njhani hikuva swi nga endleka n'wana wa wena a nga yi eECD.
English:
All of these are mechanisms to we are looking forward to the implementation of the White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Upon implementation we urge communities to participate and support persons with disabilities and their families to empower and drive disability inclusion in the communities. This is an important measure to ensure that reasonable accommodation support measures are available in all social development services.
We boldly welcome the work that is being done to ensure that sheltering services for victims of crime and violence are strengthened. We support over the medium- term the implementation of the National Strategic Plan for Gender-Based Violence. The ANCs
commitment towards combating substance abuse is emphasised in our social programme which is aimed at improving the lives of all people [Interjections.] I will not be intimidated by you. It must include the vigorous implementation of the drug master plan.
Creative and effective programmes which assist in preventing vulnerable people from being dependent on these substances must be pursueded. [Interjections.] I understand why you don't want to listen to this because it doesn't affect your people; it only affect our own people. [Applause.] Thus, we welcome the intensified efforts by the department to prevent and treat substance abuse through the implementation of the Antisubstance Programme of Action.
Over the medium-term R224,6 million is allocated to the completion and construction of public substance abuse treatment centres in the Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape and Bokone Bophirima.
Xitsonga:
Hi ku pfala,
English:
...the ANC has remained firm and consistent in that our social development programmes have been and are aimed at addressing
primarily poverty amongst our people. We welcome how this budget will progressively address the challenges of underdevelopment, poverty, unemployment and inequality. We will continue to conduct oversight to monitor and evaluate the implementation of programmes to ensure that impact and change is made to improve the lives of our people for the better. Today's economic, social and environmental challenges demand collective action. I don't know whether you will be part of that collection. Solutions come only when the private sector, public sector and the civil society join hands.
Xitsonga:
Rintiho rin'we a ri nusi hove.
English:
We can always be each other's keeper. Let us resolve to heal the world and make it a better place to be. We can! "Thuma mina" [Send me]. "Khawuleza" [Hurry up] ANC and the department.
Xitsonga:
ANC yi seketela bajete leyi. Inkomu. [Va phokotela.]