ANC Tracker

When made: January 2014 Where made: Party manifesto There is little doubt higher education is right up there on the South African national agenda, given the country’s history. This claim is contained in the ANC’s 2014 manifesto, and it is one the party can chalk off its to-do list. As at October 2013, there were… Read more »

When made: 2014 Where: Party manifesto Some 3.83 million people were on anti-retrovirals at the end of March 2017, according to the department of health’s 2016/2017 annual report. This is 17% less than the promise made by the ANC. While the data shows the stated target was missed, there has been a gradual increase in… Read more »

When made: 2009, 2014 Where made: Party manifestos The party first made this claim in its 2009 manifesto, before again putting it forward in 2014. The objective of the national health insurance scheme is to make quality healthcare available to all South Africans without leading to financial hardships for the individual and families. Pilot sites… Read more »

When made: 2014 Where made: Party manifesto A work opportunity is paid work offered to someone on any of the expanded public works programme (EPWP) projects. The EPWP aims to provide “poverty and income relief through temporary work for the unemployed”. Work opportunities can run for any period of time, but typically last a few months.… Read more »

When made: 2009 Where made: Party manifesto A May 2011 report by the department of basic education found thousands of public schools did not have key facilities. Under its Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Delivery Initiative programme started in 2011, the ANC provides key infrastructure such as water and electricity to schools. In its 2015/2016 annual plan,… Read more »

When made: 2009 Where made: Party manifesto In its 2009 manifesto the ANC prefaced this by noting that 15 years of struggle for gender equality meant 30% of all parliamentarians, provincial legislature members and councillors were now women and, in cabinet, 43%. It would now push this to 50%, but gave itself just a year… Read more »

When made: 2014 Where made: Party manifesto In 2014 – when the ANC made this promise – close to 12.8 million households had access to mains electricity, according to Stats SA’s General Household Survey. This increased by 876,000 households to 13.7 million in 2017 (the latest available data). The energy department said 1,164,758 homes were connected to the… Read more »

When made: 2014 Where made: Party manifesto This promise suggests that the country had 450,000 solar water heaters as at 2014. (The department of energy, however, reported that at the end of the 2014/2015 financial year, a total of 412,959 solar water heater units had been installed.) In June 2009, the department of energy had in… Read more »

When made: 2014 Where made: Party manifesto In 2014, the title deed backlog was estimated to be between 900,000 and 1.5 million. This was updated to 818,057 in the department of human settlements’ revised strategic plan for 2015 to 2020. The backlog consisted of 83,628 title deeds from before 1994 and 734,429 post-1994 title deeds. Dr Mark Napier, principal researcher… Read more »