Election 2004 Manifesto: Part 1
The ID's Election 2004 Manifesto has been split into 7 parts for ease of reading on the web. Part 1 contains the introduction and the ID's vision and pledges.
BRIDGING THE DIVIDES
Uniting South Africa behind a Common Vision
INTRODUCTION TO THE LAUNCH OF THE INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS [ID] ELECTION 2004 MANIFESTO
11:00, Sunday 29 February 2004
Newtown Music
Hall Patricia de Lille, the only woman leader of a political party participating nationwide in the 2004 General Elections, launched the ID;s much anticipated manifesto in Johannesburg. The ID unveiled the manifesto at the Newtown Music Hall at 11am, Sunday morning the 29th of February. The manifesto shows that the ID is a party truly poised to take South Africa into the future. The Nelson Mandela Bridge creates the perfect backdrop for the manifesto launch of the Independent Democrats whose theme is bridging the divides of our country. The ID has chosen to launch their manifesto in Newtown, a meeting place that has historically always been at the vanguard of South African politics. The leap year date 29th of February is synonymous with women making bold propositions. Patricia de Lille, leader of the ID invited South Africans to take a leap into a new political future.
OUR VISION
The miracle of achieving a non-racial democracy brought the promise of a South Africa in which all our people would enjoy the right to dignity and a decent standard of living. South Africa is a beacon of hope to Africa and the global community. Though a great deal has been achieved over the last ten years, we are still afflicted with a number of divides that we need to bridge to realise our dream of a united and prosperous South Africa. It is the ID's vision to build the bridge upon which committed South Africans can carry their hopes, aspirations and actions to create a prosperous country. BRIDGING THE DIVIDES Uniting South Africa behind a Common Vision
ID'S PLEDGE TO BRIDGE THE TEN DIVIDES OF OUR NATION
Uniting South Africa behind a Common Vision
INTRODUCTION TO THE LAUNCH OF THE INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS [ID] ELECTION 2004 MANIFESTO
11:00, Sunday 29 February 2004
Newtown Music
Hall Patricia de Lille, the only woman leader of a political party participating nationwide in the 2004 General Elections, launched the ID;s much anticipated manifesto in Johannesburg. The ID unveiled the manifesto at the Newtown Music Hall at 11am, Sunday morning the 29th of February. The manifesto shows that the ID is a party truly poised to take South Africa into the future. The Nelson Mandela Bridge creates the perfect backdrop for the manifesto launch of the Independent Democrats whose theme is bridging the divides of our country. The ID has chosen to launch their manifesto in Newtown, a meeting place that has historically always been at the vanguard of South African politics. The leap year date 29th of February is synonymous with women making bold propositions. Patricia de Lille, leader of the ID invited South Africans to take a leap into a new political future.
OUR VISION
The miracle of achieving a non-racial democracy brought the promise of a South Africa in which all our people would enjoy the right to dignity and a decent standard of living. South Africa is a beacon of hope to Africa and the global community. Though a great deal has been achieved over the last ten years, we are still afflicted with a number of divides that we need to bridge to realise our dream of a united and prosperous South Africa. It is the ID's vision to build the bridge upon which committed South Africans can carry their hopes, aspirations and actions to create a prosperous country. BRIDGING THE DIVIDES Uniting South Africa behind a Common Vision
ID'S PLEDGE TO BRIDGE THE TEN DIVIDES OF OUR NATION
- Government and People - ID will bring politics back to the people of South Africa and ensure that the voices of communities are not silenced by government.
- The Cultural Divide - ID is a forward-looking party that will build bridges between the different social groupings.
- Rural / Urban Divide - ID will ensure that our rural areas are provided with the infrastructure and development they need to become integrated into the mainstream economy.
- The Economy - ID will bring the informal and formal sectors of our economy together so that the benefits of future economic growth will translate into substantial job creation.
- Inequality - ID will ensure that more destitute South Africans gain access to grants. We will strive to close the poverty gap.
- Human Security - ID will tackle crime that is dividing our nation and communities through fear.
- HIV/AIDS - ID will make HIV/AIDS every South African's responsibility and break down the persistent and destructive divide of the stigmatisation of HIV positive people.
- Education - ID will ensure that no South African child will be denied their constitutional right to basic education.
- The Digital Divide - ID will effect changes in the telecommunications sector to ensure that every South African can gain affordable access to the digital world and the internet.
- Global Divide - ID will ensure that South Africa plays a leading role in fighting for global justice on issues such as trade and human rights violations.
