The Western Cape, by every measure, both independent and by government, shows how this province has focused on getting the basics right. And what do these statistics tell us about the Western Cape. It has the lowest unemployment rate of under 20%, a full 14 points below the national average on the expanded definition. It has created 508 000 new jobs since the start of this administration's first term. If every other province had followed the lead of the Western Cape, we would be close to the five million job opportunities the ANC promised the country by 2020. Employment in the Western Cape grew by 24% between 2009 and 2018, well ahead of Gauteng at 18,6% and KwaZulu-Natal at over 8%.