Sihambiswa nguwe.
English:
In terms of boosting economic participation, government social grants have improved the income of those at the bottom of income distribution by more that tenfold. The impact of these transfers in raising the income of the poor in South Africa is far larger than in other middle income countries. Child support grants, old age pension and disability grant does an effective job of enhancing the income of the poor. Without ... [Inaudible.] ... social grants, the level of poverty would be worse.
Social grants are essential for lowering economic ... [Inaudible.] ... for the most vulnerable in society. The ANC government is not focussing on social grants as an ultimate solution to address challenges of high unemployment and inequality in our country only.
President Ramaphosa highlighted that the ANC government will accelerate measures to create employment for the youth. Inline with the President's commitment to free the youth and all South Africans from poverty, education continues to receive increases from the budget allocations.
The ANC government believes that education is an instrument to breakdown the stubborn walls of poverty in our country. The ANC government is working hard to ensure that South Africans have access to education from early childhood. The success of South Africa's education as an instrument to reduce poverty and unemployment is boosted by the ANC's resolution to phase- in free Higher Education and Training to first year students from households. The ANC government has always prioritised health and has worked hard to improve access to health facilities and conditions of public facilities. Access to health is a human right enshrined in our Constitution. The ANC government is respected globally when it comes to fighting human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS.
As our President announced during the state of the nation address, we are taking this battle a step further to eliminate HIV/AIDS in our midst. This is why our government is pushing for the implementation of the National Health Insurance, NHI. However, the country still needs to ensure that revenue collection responds to additional spending pressures. The government is concerned about the proportion of the fiscus spent on servicing the debt. The state has made various adjustments to tax policy measures in a bid to boost the revenue. The citizens of South Africa entrusted us with a mandate to lead and turn their lives for the better and we must do this by running as others walk, as said by Julius Nyerere.
The President of the ANC and the Republic called on all of us to commit to this new dawn by quoting the legendary Hugh Masekela, Thuma Mina, send me. Then, let us all go the community and serve the people to our beloved South Africa.
IsiZulu:
Ngiyabonga. [Ihlombe.]
Sepedi:
Ke a leboga.
Sepedi: