×

We've got news for you.

Register on SowetanLIVE at no cost to receive newsletters, read exclusive articles & more.
Register now

'We will create jobs, cut crime'

DA Manifesto

DA Manifesto

l Provide a minimum income grant funded through tax on luxury goods, alcohol and cigarettes.

l Create jobs by massively boosting small business development.

l Subsidise wages of job seekers between the ages of 18 to 25, giving businesses a real incentive to hire first time work seekers.

l Position South Africa as a world leader in solar-power energy and create thousands of jobs.

l Fight crime by boosting the police service to 200000 and employing 5000 more social workers.

l Provide antiretrovirals to more people, introduce national health insurance and fill 55000 vacancies in the health sector.

l Provide all schools with electricity, water and sanitation within two years.

l Make sure every school has a library, laboratory and free Internet within five years.

l Give teachers performance bonuses and take those unwilling or unable to teach out of the system.

l Child education grant for poor pupils to cover school fees, transport and uniforms.

l Institute a comprehensive rural development strategy that rolls out basic services, supports farmers and builds local rural markets.

Would you like to comment on this article?
Register (it's quick and free) or sign in now.

Speech Bubbles

Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.