Speech by: Paul Willemburg MPL
“Department flooded with unfinished business”
- In the previous budgets we were promised that six libraries would be constructed in Tshwane.
- I look forward to the completion of the Archival Centre this year, especially as a huge amount of money is being spent on the overall project.
- The outcome of a programme like “Learn to Swim” is questioned when most of previously disadvantaged areas don’t have swimming pools and if they do, they often are in a poor state.
- The much lauded Mabaleng project remains a pipe dream and I look forward to its realisation.
The full speech can be obtained here.
Speech by: Kingsol Chabalala MPL
“Gauteng’s forgotten sporting codes”
- This year I stand before this house pleading for more funding towards grass roots development of sporting codes once the pride of this province.
- It is imperative that this department acts as a social net to take off the load carried by other departments such as social development, education and health.
- It is no wonder that year on year our athletes need to beg for funding. Is it not an ideal worth striving towards, to offer our young people in this province with a variety of sporting codes?
- If we are to uphold the title of “Gauteng the home of Champions” then I suggest we start identifying lost sporting codes, re-develop and support them and ensure we produce national and international sporting heroes – just like the national strategic goals suggest.
The full speech can be obtained here.
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