This heart rendering figure
must be a wake-up call to the Eastern Cape government that it cannot afford to
waste one cent on activities that are not geared to improving service delivery
and job creation.
The fact that we have the
highest amount of out-migration is a direct result of a lack of opportunities
that people have in this province.
The Eastern Cape recorded the
highest net migration of all the provinces namely a loss of 278 000 people
since 2001. The next closest was Limpopo with a loss of 152 000
people.
Other statistics also indicate
the extent of the poor quality of life that people in the Eastern Cape
experience.
We have the highest number of
households with no access to piped water of 374 000, the highest number of
households (295 000) that rely on rivers and streams for their main source of
water, the highest number of households – one out of eight - who have no
toilets (214 000) and the highest number of households (22 000) that rely on
animal dung as an energy source for cooking. This shows the lack of human
dignity that people in the Eastern Cape still experience.
The Eastern Cape needs to be
re-engineered. We can no longer afford a bloated bureaucracy that does
not give value for money when it comes to service delivery. The
fact that the Eastern Cape only achieved an average of 51% of its service
delivery targets in 2011/12 says it all.
The DA's leader in the Provincial Legislature, Bobby Stevenson, said to that the Party will continue to fight
for improved service delivery at all levels of government so that this province
can become a place of rising opportunity for all; a place where employment is
rising and where people can continue to make the Eastern Cape their home with
confidence.
The people of this province have the power to bring about
this change and this power lies in their vote and not in service delivery
protests.
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