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 Data from the Expanded Public Works Programme shows that between the 2014/2015 financial year to 30 September 2017 (the latest data provided by the department of public works) some 3.2 million work opportunities have been created. 2.4 million work opportunities will need to be created before the next… 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 When making this promise, the party noted that “in the last 20 years about 12 million households have access to electricity – 7 million more than in 1994”. In 2014, some 86% of South African households, or 13.4 million homes, were connected to electricity, according to StatsSA’s General… 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 This promise refers to title deeds from before and after 1994. The ANC hopes to have a clean slate by 2019. In an August 2016 answer to parliament, the department of human settlements said the pre-1994 stock was 83,628 title deeds, which it hoped to clear by 2017.… Read more »

-To be assessed.