POLITICS LIVE: Herman Mashaba's plan for Joburg in 14 sometimes awkward points
12.54------Herman Mashaba's plan for Joburg in 14 sometimes awkward points1. A slogan"Because if Johannesburg works, South Africa works."2. Be patient, this is going to take a while"The truth is that there are no short cuts, there are few quick fixes and no silver-bullets. It is going to take time to correct the many years of mismanagement and decay."3. The biggest challenge is ..."No one can deny that the biggest challenge facing our City is the soaring unemployment confronting over 800 000 of our people. Almost one in three of our residents are without work."4. It's all about economic growth"All plans and policies must be aligned for our city to work towards achieving a 5% economic growth rate. While this is an ambitious target, we appreciate the fact that if we do not achieve this, unemployment will remain high, and the youth will still be out of school and out of jobs at the end of this term."5. I am going to professionalise the civil service"We will also conduct a skills audit ...
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